Originally named Mid-Atlantic Presbytery in 1973 the boundaries of the presbytery encompassed all of North Carolina north to Maine, west to West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Since then many presbyteries were formed from this presbytery. In 1982 at the joining and receiving of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Evangelical Synod, the presbytery was again divided and renamed the James River Presbytery. Our latest division was in 2002 when four of our churches were transferred to the newly created Blue Ridge Presbytery. In 2007 the southern boundary was extended into North Carolina to include all or part of nine counties with strong social and geographic ties to the southeastern cities in Tidewater Virginia, hence our current boundaries.

The presbytery now consists of twenty-four organized churches, seven mission churches, and RUF ministries at College of William and Mary; Lynchburg (Liberty, Sweet Briar, Lynchburg College, Central Virginia Community College CVCC, Randolph College); University of Virginia; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Tech; and Washington and Lee University. Since 2001 the presbytery has received five newly organized churches and forty-one teaching elders who transferred in or were ordained by the JRP. As of January 19, 2009 there are seven mission churches, fifteen men under care, and seven licentiates enrolled in the presbytery.


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