Presbyterianism Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====New Zealand==== [[File:Kaikorai Presbyterian Church Dunedin New Zealand.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|[[Kaikorai Presbyterian Church]], New Zealand]] In [[New Zealand]], Presbyterian is the dominant denomination in Otago and Southland due largely to the rich [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and to a lesser extent [[Ulster Scots people|Ulster-Scots]] heritage in the region. The area around Christchurch, Canterbury, is dominated philosophically by the [[Anglican]] denomination. Originally there were two branches of Presbyterianism in New Zealand, the northern Presbyterian church which existed in the North Island and the parts of the South Island north of the [[Waitaki River]], and the [[Synod of Otago and Southland]], founded by [[Free Church of Scotland (1843β1900)|Free Church]] settlers in southern South Island. The two churches merged in 1901, forming what is now the [[Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand]]. In addition to the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, there is also a more conservative Presbyterian church called [[Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand]]. Many of its members left the largely liberal PCANZ because they were seeking a more conservative church. It has 17 churches throughout New Zealand. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page