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Why was the first Presbyterian General Assembly held in Philadelphia in 1789?
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, N.Y.
The first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church was held in Philadelphia in 1789 because the church required a more definite and formal organization following the American Revolution and the subsequent westward expansion of the denomination.1