Presbyterian Church of Tasmania

The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania is one of the constituent churches of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA).

It was established in 1896 as a union of Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland congregations.

[1] It was incorporated by the Presbyterian Church Act 1896,[2] and became part of the PCA through the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1901.

[3] The first Presbyterian service in Tasmania was held in 1823, and in 1835 the Presbytery of Van Diemen's Land was constituted.

[1][4] In 1977, the majority of Presbyterian congregations in Tasmania left to join the Uniting Church in Australia.