The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC) is one of the smaller and lesser known Presbyterian bodies in North America. With a stated membership of around thirty-five thousand, the ARPC is one of the larger denominations in the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC), but is dwarfed by the largest church in that body--the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)--which is over ten times as large as the ARPC. The size of the ARPC, however, means that it is large enough to be interesting and yet small enough to analyze in some meaningful fashion.

Currently the ARPC faces pressing challenges. While the ARPC has surmounted great difficulties in the past, these current challenges are occurring at a time of great change and dislocation in the broader context of American Christianity, and thus the stakes are raised. This article will survey the current situation of the ARPC and then explore what the future may hold.

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