Presbyterian-Reformed Family - Religious Group Timeline Association

Event	Introduction	Type
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of America Founded	In 1874, former slaves in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church founded an independent denomination, later named the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of America.
First African Presbyterian Church Organized	In May 1807, John Gloucester organized the first African American Presbyterian Church.
Freedmen's Aid Society	In the 1860s, the Freedmen's Aid Society formed with the goal of increasing educational opportunities for blacks in the American South.
George Bourne Dismissed for His Opposition to Slavery	Presbyterian minister George Bourne lost his pastor position in 1815 for advocating the immediate emancipation of the slaves.
Murders of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman	In 1847, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, early missionaries to the Oregon territory, were killed by the Cayuse Indians in a widely publicized massacre.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.	The Civil War divided northern and southern Presbyterians, leading those in the South to secede and form the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. in 1861.
UPCUSA Confession of 1967	The 1967 Confession added calls for racial and social reconciliation, but conservatives in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) accused it of hedging on essential doctrines.

Name	Introduction
Fearing, Maria	Maria Fearing emerged from slavery to become a self-financed missionary teacher, founding the Pantops Home for Girls in Luebo, Congo.
Gloucester, John	John Gloucester (1776-1822) founded the first African-American Presbyterian Church and was one of the earliest black Presbyterian ministers.
Occom, Samson	Samson Occom (1723-1792), an evangelical Presbyterian minister from the Mohegan tribe, founded the Indian-Christian community of Brothertown, New York.