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A number of Presbyterian and Reformed denominations exist in Australia.

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Name Number of congregations Bible translation Singing Origin Notes
Evangelical Presbyterian Church 3[1] KJV only Exclusive psalmody 1961 Formed in Tasmania by members who left other non-reformed denominations. Various Schisms. Denies free offer of the gospel. [2]
Free Presbyterian Church (Ulster) 4[3] KJV only [4] 1970s Independent churches approached and joined the Ulster FPC.
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland 2[5] KJV only [6] Exclusive psalmody [7] 1970s Two churches created from Scottish preachers.
Presbyterian Church of Australia 546 [8] 1901 Formed in 1901 by a union of state Presbyterian churches. In 1977, two-thirds of the PCA amalgamated with other denominations to form the Uniting Church in Australia.
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia 14[9] Exclusive psalmody [10] 1843 The PCEA formed as a result of the Disruption of 1843 in Scotland.
Presbyterian Reformed Church 3 + 4 others in South Pacific [11] 1967 Originally PCA. Broke away over theological liberalism.
Reformed Presbyterian Church 3[12] Exclusive psalmody [13] 19th century Formed by migrant Irish Covenanters. Part of the Reformed Presbyterian Global Alliance
Southern Presbyterian Church 2[14] KJV only [15] Exclusive psalmody [16] 1986 Originally EPC.
Westminster Presbyterian Church 15[17] 1970 Began with support from the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod.
Australian Free Church 2[18] KJV only [19] Exclusive psalmody [20] 1979 Originally PCEA. Broke away over King James Bible.
Christian Reformed Churches 60[21] 1951 Formed by Dutch migrants who were associated with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.
Free Reformed Churches 19[22] 1951 Formed by Dutch migrants who were associated with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).
Hungarian Reformed Church 2 After World War II Formed by Hungarian migrants.
Reformation Presbyterian Church 4 + 1 in USA [23] Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus [24] Exclusive Psalmody [25] 2010 [26]

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Timeline showing the various Presbyterian denominations in Australia

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