Presbytery of New York

Presbytery of New York
Predecessor Presbytery of Philadelphia
Formation 1717
Type Presbytery
Region served
Province of New York and East Jersey
Parent organization
Synod of Philadelphia
Formerly called
Long Island Presbytery

The Presbytery of New York was a presbytery formed in 1717 as the Long Island Presbytery by the division of the Presbytery of Philadelphia in three. It covered the Province of New York.[1] It was merged with the Presbytery of East Jersey in 1738 and renamed the Presbytery of New York.[2]

References

  1. Patterson, R.M. (1876). Historical Sketch of the Synod of Philadelphia. pp. 89.
  2. Alexander, S.D. (1877). The presbytery of New York. p. 10.
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