Exclusive psalmody congregations of the world - Google Maps

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Tim

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Updated January 21, 2011

I have prepared a Google Maps listing intended to list every congregation in the world that practices exclusive psalmody. There are separate maps for each region. The maps will be published at: exclusivepsalmodychurches.wordpress.com

and are also featured at Mark Koller's website: exclusivepsalmody.com

I have been pleased to find more congregations than expected and work is ongoing.

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Information needs:

  • any independent congregations that have been missed
  • EP churches from non-EP denominations (easily overlooked)
  • congregations anywhere that are considered "mission works"
I have completed these EP denominations:

American Presbyterian Church, Associated Presbyterian Churches, Australian Free Church, Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia, Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, Presbyterian Reformed Church, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland, Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Southern Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States, as well as many independent EP churches.

I have completed EP congregations in these non-EP denominations:

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika, Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church in America, RPC General Assembly, RPC Hanover Presbytery.

Here are the links:

North America, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Lowlands, Ireland, England & Wales, Europe & Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia & NZ.

Work still to do:

Protestant Reformed Church, Heritage Netherlands Reformed, Free Reformed Churches of North America, Zending Gereformeerde Gemeenten, Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, Oud Gereformeerde Gemeenten in Nederland, etc.
 
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Thanks for your pioneering, innovating to make this happen.

It will be helpful to many.
 
Thanks very much for the reminder. You were on my list, but I'll do it right now.
 
Thanks for all the hard work. This will be great when my family and I travel.
 
The Immanuel RPC in West Lafayette, IN has a newer address than the one listed. It is:

1893 E. 600 N.
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Thanks for this awesome resource!
 
This is very intriguing. I'm not very good as my sociological history of America, but it seems to me that the concentration and flow of locations on the map are what the Dutch Reformed immigration direction would have been in America's history. Is that correct?
 
Wow. Look at that map of North America and see how disproportionate it is! We have our work cut out for us in the West! Also, in Canada there is the Shelter RPCNA of Edmonton and the Associated Presbyterian Church of Vancouver that are both EP. I know that the Free Church of Scotland has recently allowed non-Ep practice but I wonder if some of the Canadian congregations retain the practice on Prince Edward Island? There is also a Free Church of Scotland (continuing) congregation in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
 
Here is what I call the Kansas cluster:
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Surprisingly, we do have a lot of EP churches in Kansas. We have a good RPCNA presence here.

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Wow. Look at that map of North America and see how disproportionate it is! We have our work cut out for us in the West!

The biggest surprise to me is the Southeast US. The so called Bible Belt looks pretty blank.
 
Looks like the Odessa, Ukraine congregation ended up in the wrong place. It's showing up between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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Singapore has floated off to the Northeast, as well.
 
I know that the Free Church of Scotland has recently allowed non-Ep practice but I wonder if some of the Canadian congregations retain the practice on Prince Edward Island?

I doubt that many FC congregations have abandoned EP, yet. Maybe one at least.

Perth (Knox) Free Church is EP with no musical instruments, as is Perth Free Presbyterian Church.

The APC -formed in 1989 - is a small Scottish EP denomination.

APC | Associated Presbyterian Churches
 
Tim,

This is a great resource! Thank you for putting it together for all of us to use. I have embedded the maps into the "Churches" page of www.exclusivepsalmody.com , though I am still trying to work on the layout.

Thanks again brother!
 
I just got driving directions to the Rockhampton Congregation:


1.
Head west on Co Rd 630/Courthouse Rd toward Red Oak Dr
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 0.7 mi

2.
Turn right to merge onto I-95 N
About 32 mins
go 28.8 mi
total 29.5 mi

3.
Slight right at Interstate 395 Connector N/Interstate 95 Connector N (signs for I-395 N/I-495 N/Washington/Tysons Corner)
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 30.2 mi

4.
Take exit 170B to merge onto I-495 N toward Tysons Corner
Entering Maryland
About 23 mins
go 18.8 mi
total 49.0 mi

5.
Slight left at I-270 Spur N
About 2 mins
go 1.9 mi
total 50.9 mi

6.
Merge onto I-270 N
About 34 mins
go 29.1 mi
total 80.0 mi

7.
Take exit 32 to merge onto I-70 W toward Hagerstown
Entering Pennsylvania
About 1 hour 24 mins
go 76.8 mi
total 157 mi

8.
Turn right at I-70 W/US-30 E/S Main St
go 0.2 mi
total 157 mi

9.
Take the I-70 W/Pennsylvania Turnpike ramp to I-76/Pittsburgh/Harrisburg
Toll road
go 476 ft
total 157 mi

10.
Merge onto I-70 W
Toll road
About 2 mins
go 1.5 mi
total 159 mi

11.
Take the ramp onto I-70 W
Toll road
About 1 hour 33 mins
go 86.4 mi
total 245 mi

12.
Continue onto I-76 W
Partial toll road
Entering Ohio
About 1 hour 41 mins
go 97.7 mi
total 343 mi

13.
Continue onto Ohio Turnpike
Toll road
go 0.4 mi
total 343 mi

14.
Continue onto I-80 W
Partial toll road
Entering Indiana
About 5 hours 28 mins
go 354 mi
total 697 mi

15.
Continue onto I-90 W
Partial toll road
Passing through Illinois
Entering Wisconsin
About 5 hours 0 mins
go 271 mi
total 967 mi

16.
Continue onto I-94 W
Entering Minnesota
About 2 hours 40 mins
go 156 mi
total 1,123 mi

17.
Take exit 249 for I-694 N toward I-494 S
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 1,124 mi

18.
Merge onto I-694 W
About 35 mins
go 29.9 mi
total 1,154 mi

19.
Continue onto I-94 W
Passing through North Dakota
Entering Montana
About 12 hours 29 mins
go 818 mi
total 1,971 mi

20.
Merge onto I-90 W
About 3 hours 25 mins
go 228 mi
total 2,200 mi

21.
Merge onto I-15 S
About 7 mins
go 7.6 mi
total 2,207 mi

22.
Slight left at I-90 W
Passing through Idaho
Entering Washington
About 9 hours 25 mins
go 579 mi
total 2,787 mi

23.
Take exit 10 to merge onto I-405 N toward Bellevue
About 4 mins
go 3.5 mi
total 2,790 mi

24.
Take exit 14 to merge onto WA-520 W toward Seattle
About 6 mins
go 6.0 mi
total 2,796 mi

25.
Take the Montlake Blvd exit
About 1 min
go 0.5 mi
total 2,797 mi

26.
Merge onto Montlake Blvd E
go 0.3 mi
total 2,797 mi

27.
Slight left at NE Pacific St
About 2 mins
go 0.8 mi
total 2,798 mi

28.
Continue onto NE Northlake Way
go 0.1 mi
total 2,798 mi

29.
Turn left at 6th Ave NE
go 79 ft
total 2,798 mi

30.
Turn right at NE Northlake Way
About 3 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 2,799 mi

31.
Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Hawaii
About 14 days 5 hours
go 2,756 mi
total 5,555 mi


32.
Continue straight
go 0.1 mi
total 5,555 mi

33.
Turn left at Kuilima Dr
About 2 mins
go 0.5 mi
total 5,556 mi

34.
Take the 3rd right onto HI-83 W
About 20 mins
go 12.4 mi
total 5,568 mi

35.
Continue straight onto HI-99 S/Kamehameha Hwy
About 9 mins
go 6.5 mi
total 5,575 mi

36.
Slight left at HI-80 S/Kamehameha Hwy
Continue to follow Kamehameha Hwy
About 5 mins
go 2.1 mi
total 5,577 mi

37.
Take the ramp onto I-H-2 S
About 8 mins
go 8.1 mi
total 5,585 mi

38.
Merge onto I-H-1 E
About 4 mins
go 4.7 mi
total 5,590 mi

39.
Take exit 13B toward Halawa Hts. Stadium
go 0.3 mi
total 5,590 mi

40.
Merge onto I-H-201 E
About 4 mins
go 4.1 mi
total 5,594 mi

41.
Merge onto I-H-1 E
About 4 mins
go 4.1 mi
total 5,598 mi

42.
Take exit 23 for Punahou St toward Waikiki/Manoa
go 0.2 mi
total 5,598 mi

43.
Turn right at Punahou St
go 0.1 mi
total 5,598 mi

44.
Take the 1st right onto S Beretania St
go 0.1 mi
total 5,598 mi

45.
Take the 1st left onto Kalakaua Ave
About 6 mins
go 1.9 mi
total 5,600 mi

46.
Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan
About 20 days 0 hours
go 3,879 mi
total 9,480 mi


47.
Turn left toward 県道275号線
About 2 mins
go 0.4 mi
total 9,480 mi

48.
Turn left toward 県道275号線
go 358 ft
total 9,480 mi

49.
Turn left toward 県道275号線
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 9,480 mi

50.
Turn right at 県道275号線
About 1 min
go 0.1 mi
total 9,480 mi

51.
Turn left at 国道125号線
go 499 ft
total 9,480 mi

52.
Turn right at 県道24号線
About 3 mins
go 0.6 mi
total 9,481 mi

53.
Turn left at 千束町(交差点) onto 国道354号線
About 5 mins
go 2.0 mi
total 9,483 mi

54.
Turn right at 中村陸橋下(交差点) to stay on 国道354号線
About 4 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 9,484 mi

55.
Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 9,484 mi

56.
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道
Toll road
About 29 mins
go 23.8 mi
total 9,508 mi

57.
Take exit 三郷JCT toward 首都高・銀座・湾岸線
Toll road
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 9,509 mi

58.
Merge onto 首都高速6号三郷線
Toll road
About 9 mins
go 5.8 mi
total 9,515 mi

59.
Take exit 小菅JCT toward 湾岸線・銀座
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 9,515 mi

60.
Merge onto 首都高速中央環状線
Toll road
go 0.4 mi
total 9,515 mi

61.
Take exit 堀切JCT on the right toward 銀座・箱崎
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 9,516 mi

62.
Merge onto 首都高速6号向島線
Toll road
About 9 mins
go 5.4 mi
total 9,521 mi

63.
Take exit 江戸橋JCT toward 神田橋・北池袋
Toll road
go 0.4 mi
total 9,522 mi

64.
Merge onto 首都高速都心環状線
Toll road
About 6 mins
go 3.8 mi
total 9,525 mi

65.
Take exit 谷町JCT on the right toward 東名・渋谷
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 9,526 mi

66.
Merge onto 首都高速3号渋谷線
Toll road
About 11 mins
go 6.9 mi
total 9,532 mi

67.
Continue onto 東名高速道路
Toll road
About 3 hours 48 mins
go 189 mi
total 9,721 mi

68.
Take exit 豊田JCT toward 東海環状・伊勢湾岸道・豊田東出口・土岐JCT・四日市・新名神
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 9,721 mi

69.
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 伊勢湾岸道・四日市・新名神 and merge onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road
About 26 mins
go 19.8 mi
total 9,741 mi

70.
Take the ramp onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road
About 15 mins
go 12.1 mi
total 9,753 mi

71.
Take exit 四日市JCT toward 東名阪道・大阪・伊勢道
Toll road
go 0.6 mi
total 9,754 mi

72.
Merge onto 東名阪自動車道
Toll road
About 17 mins
go 13.8 mi
total 9,768 mi

73.
Take exit 亀山JCT toward 新名神・京都・大阪
Toll road
go 0.6 mi
total 9,768 mi

74.
Merge onto 新名神高速道路
Toll road
About 37 mins
go 30.9 mi
total 9,799 mi

75.
Take exit 草津JCT toward 草津PA・名神・京滋・京都・大阪
Toll road
go 0.2 mi
total 9,799 mi

76.
Take exit 草津PA on the right toward 名神
Toll road
go 0.5 mi
total 9,800 mi

77.
Merge onto 名神高速道路
Toll road
About 36 mins
go 30.1 mi
total 9,830 mi

78.
Take exit 吹田JCT toward 中国道・山陽道・宝塚・岡山
Toll road
About 1 min
go 1.1 mi
total 9,831 mi

79.
Merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road
About 23 mins
go 18.8 mi
total 9,850 mi

80.
Take exit 神戸JCT toward 山陽道・岡山・徳島
Toll road
About 1 min
go 0.9 mi
total 9,851 mi

81.
Merge onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road
About 3 hours 51 mins
go 192 mi
total 10,043 mi

82.
Take exit 廿日市JCT toward 山陽道・岩国・北九州
Toll road
About 2 mins
go 0.9 mi
total 10,044 mi

83.
Merge onto 広島岩国道路
Toll road
About 13 mins
go 7.3 mi
total 10,051 mi

84.
Take the ramp onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road
About 1 hour 12 mins
go 59.2 mi
total 10,110 mi

85.
Take exit 山口JCT toward 中国道・下関・北九州
Toll road
About 1 min
go 0.8 mi
total 10,111 mi

86.
Merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road
About 48 mins
go 39.9 mi
total 10,151 mi

87.
Continue onto 関門橋
Toll road
About 7 mins
go 5.9 mi
total 10,157 mi

88.
Continue onto 九州自動車道 (signs for 九州道・福岡・熊本)
Toll road
About 1 hour 11 mins
go 59.1 mi
total 10,216 mi

89.
Take exit 鳥栖JCT toward 大分道・大分・長崎道・長崎・佐賀
Toll road
go 0.3 mi
total 10,216 mi

90.
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 長崎道・長崎・佐賀 and merge onto 長崎自動車道
Toll road
About 1 hour 30 mins
go 75.0 mi
total 10,291 mi

91.
Take exit 高速長崎IC toward ながさき出島道路・(長崎市街)
Toll road
About 1 min
go 0.6 mi
total 10,292 mi

92.
Merge onto ながさき出島道路/国道324号バイパス
Toll road
About 4 mins
go 1.8 mi
total 10,293 mi

93.
Take the ramp onto 出島海岸通り/国道499号線
Partial toll road
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 10,294 mi

94.
Turn left at 玉江橋(交差点)
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 10,294 mi

95.
Turn left
go 486 ft
total 10,294 mi

96.
Take the 長崎~奈良尾~奈留島~福江 ferry
Partial toll road
About 3 hours 37 mins
go 60.8 mi
total 10,355 mi

97.
Continue straight
About 2 mins
go 0.2 mi
total 10,355 mi

98.
Turn right toward 国道384号線
go 243 ft
total 10,355 mi

99.
Turn right toward 国道384号線
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 10,355 mi

100.
Turn left at 東浜町(交差点) onto 国道384号線
About 5 mins
go 1.3 mi
total 10,357 mi

101.
Slight left at 馬責馬場(交差点) onto 県道27号線
About 24 mins
go 7.0 mi
total 10,364 mi

102.
Turn left at 県道31号線
About 2 mins
go 0.4 mi
total 10,364 mi

103.
Continue onto 県道164号線
About 12 mins
go 2.9 mi
total 10,367 mi

104.
Keep left at the fork
About 7 mins
go 1.9 mi
total 10,369 mi

105.
Turn left to stay on 県道164号線
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 10,369 mi

106.
Slight left at 国道384号線
About 15 mins
go 3.5 mi
total 10,373 mi

107.
Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Australia (Northern Territory)
About 17 days 8 hours
go 3,358 mi
total 13,731 mi


108.
Turn left at Myilly Tce
go 282 ft
total 13,731 mi

109.
Turn right to stay on Myilly Tce
go 0.2 mi
total 13,731 mi

110.
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Kahlin Ave
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 13,731 mi

111.
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Gilruth Ave
About 3 mins
go 1.1 mi
total 13,732 mi

112.
Turn right at Goyder Rd
About 2 mins
go 0.2 mi
total 13,732 mi

113.
Slight left to stay on Goyder Rd
go 433 ft
total 13,732 mi

114.
Continue onto Stuart Hwy
About 15 mins
go 10.3 mi
total 13,743 mi

115.
Keep left at the fork
About 8 mins
go 6.7 mi
total 13,749 mi

116.
Turn right to stay on Stuart Hwy
About 1 min
go 39 ft
total 13,749 mi

117.
Turn left to stay on Stuart Hwy
About 11 hours 33 mins
go 581 mi
total 14,330 mi

118.
Turn left at Barkly Hwy
Entering Queensland
About 7 hours 38 mins
go 395 mi
total 14,725 mi

119.
Turn left to stay on Barkly Hwy (signs for A2/83/Cloncurry/A6/Townsville)
About 1 hour 23 mins
go 74.5 mi
total 14,800 mi

120.
Continue onto Flinders Hwy
About 13 mins
go 9.4 mi
total 14,809 mi

121.
Turn right at Landsborough Hwy
About 3 hours 34 mins
go 208 mi
total 15,017 mi

122.
Turn right at Landsborough Hwy/A2 (signs for Longreach/Barcaldine)
Continue to follow A2
Go through 2 traffic circles
About 3 hours 4 mins
go 176 mi
total 15,194 mi

123.
Continue onto Capricorn Hwy
About 1 hour 29 mins
go 87.7 mi
total 15,281 mi

124.
Turn right at Capricorn Hwy/A4 (signs for Anakie/Emerald)
About 1 hour 57 mins
go 104 mi
total 15,386 mi

125.
Slight left at Capricorn Hwy
Go through 1 traffic circle
About 3 hours 9 mins
go 165 mi
total 15,551 mi

126.
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Bruce Hwy/A1 heading to A1/Rockhampton/Mackay
About 5 mins
go 2.5 mi
total 15,554 mi

127.
Turn right at Fitzroy St
About 3 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 15,555 mi

128.
Continue onto Queen Elizabeth Drive
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 15,555 mi

129.
Continue onto Musgrave St
go 0.3 mi
total 15,555 mi

130.
Turn right at Burnett St
go 66 ft
total 15,555 mi

Rockhampton congregation‎
 
Tim, Missing from the World map are the RPCSS (Reformed Presbyterian Church of Southern Sudan).

There are, I believe, 6 congregations/preaching stations there.

There are also 50 RPHCA (Reformed Presbyterian House Churches of Asia) that are not on the map.

Their location is not allowed to be on the web though for obvious political reasons. There is also an RP Church in Cyprus that is not on the map.

We also have some underground congregations in the middle east as well. They cannot go on the map either.

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I did not see these in Tasmania either (at least there was not a dot color). Did you get these?

Southern Presbyterian Church web site

My friend from college and seminary, Terreth Klaver, is a pastor there.
 
Thanks very much everybody. I have noted all the contributions and information given above. Some of the omissions may have been because I still had to place a few congregations from the bigger denominations. However, there were also several congregations that I had not uncovered in my research.

Here is what I still need to include:

  • Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
  • finish Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
  • finish Free Church of Scotland (continuing)
  • include the world mission works of RPCNA/other RP associates/
  • add any independent works that I might have missed
  • Associated Presbyterian Church
  • Free Church of Scotland
 
Two other independent churches that may have been missed (or at least I missed seeing them!)

1. Liberty and Grace Reformed (Andrew Meyers' and Rev. Steven Dilday's congregation)
2. Home Page Presbyterian Reformed Fellowiship (not a member of the PRC--Rev Bill Marshall, pastor)
 
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