Presbyterian Church of Vietnam

The Presbyterian Church of Vietnam (PCV) is a Presbyterian denomination, established in the Vietnam in 1968. In 1975, at the end of the Vietnam War, the denomination ceased to function.^[3] However, it was refounded in 1998 and recognized by the government of Vietnam in 2008.^[5]

Presbyterian Church of Vietnam
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Reformed
Theology	Calvinist
Polity	Presbyterian
Associations	World Communion of Reformed Churches[1] and Evangelical Alliance Vietnam[2]
Region	Vietnam
Origin	1968
Branched from	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Members	17,000 (2015)[3][4]

History

The Presbyterian Church of Vietnam was founded in 1968 by missionaries from the Presbyterian Church (USA).^[6] However, after the Vietnam War ended, various religious groups faced religious persecution in the country and the denomination has been revoked.^[3]

In 1998, the church was refounded by Vietnamese pastors and recognized by the Government of Vietnam in 2008.^[3][5] Still, in 2015, the denomination reported suffering religious persecution by local authorities .^[7]

In 2015, it had around 17,000 members.^[4]

Inter-church Relations

The denomination is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches^[1] and the Evangelical Alliance of Vietnam.^[2]