Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Australia)
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The Evangelical Presbyterian Church has been in existence (officially) since 1961. It remains a small denomination, however, with only 18 churches spread across Australia. The history of the church originates in Tasmania where quite a number of unhappy evangelical Christians from various churches came together to create a new group of churches. Many members were Baptists who were subsequently able to embrace Infant baptism the more they were able to embrace Reformed Theology. Despite their small size, the creation of the Australian EPC marked a revival in Reformed and Calvinist theology amongst other Evangelical Christians throughout Australia.
The church has a firm stance against using musical instruments in worship, and believes evangelism of the unconverted should not include a free and open offer of salvation (eg "Jesus loves you and died for you"). This latter characteristic is an indication of Hypercalvinism, since they believe that such an "offer" cannot be preached to those who may not be one of the elect.
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