Plan of Union of 1801
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The Plan of Union of 1801 was an agreement between Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches for mutual support and joint effort in the establishment of new congregations. It was important because it directly led to the Old School-New School Controversy
in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
in 1837.
Old School-New School Controversy
The Old School-New School Controversy was a schism of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America which began in 1837. Later, both the Old School and New School branches further split over the issue of slavery, into southern and northern churches...
in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was a Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was organized in 1789 under the leadership of John Witherspoon in the wake of the American Revolution and existed until 1958 when it merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North...
in 1837.