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United Presbyterian

American  
[yoo-nahy-tid prez-bi-teer-ee-uhn, pres‐] / juˈnaɪ tɪd ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i ən, ˌprɛs‐ /

noun

  1. a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.

  2. a member of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA, founded in Pittsburgh in 1958 by combining the United Presbyterian Church of North America with another Presbyterian body.


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Like Centenary United Methodist Church, which is operating as the headquarters for the Environmental Protection Agency and Norfolk Southern, First United Presbyterian has made itself available since the first days of the disaster.

From Seattle Times Jul. 25, 2023

His funeral was held at the United Presbyterian Church in Caledonia, where he is interred in the cemetery there.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2018

Then she heard the River Valley Ringers, the bell ringers who play at the local United Presbyterian Church.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2017

But he has played at United Presbyterian Church for the last 15 years.

From Washington Times Aug. 31, 2014

He studied for the ministry of the United Presbyterian Church, and in 1856 was ordained pastor of the Greyfriars church, Glasgow.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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