Transylvania Presbytery is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) , within the Synod of Living Waters . It oversees 67 churches (2022).
3-640: Transylvania Presbytery was established in 1786 from part of Abingdon Presbytery , encompassed all of Kentucky , settlements on the Cumberland River in Tennessee , and later the settlements on the Great Miami River and Little Miami River in Ohio . The presbytery grew rapidly and in 1799 was divided into three smaller presbyteries : In 1802, these three presbyteries were formed into
6-726: Is a part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and within the Synod of Mid-Atlantic . It consists of 48 congregations with a total of 2,475 members. The average number of members is 52, and the median is 27 (2022). The presbytery is named after a region in southwestern Virginia that includes 13 counties and the city of Abingdon, VA . References [ edit ] ^ https://church-trends.pcusa.org/presbytery/150004/overview/ ^ "About us" . Abingdon Presbytery . Retrieved 10 January 2017 . External links [ edit ] Official website at Synod of
9-543: The Kentucky Synod , separate from the Synod of Virginia (Presbyterian) . One of the first actions of the Kentucky Synod was to form Cumberland Presbytery from the portion of Transylvania Presbytery south of the Salt River . This Christianity -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Abingdon Presbytery Abingdon Presbytery
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