Religious Tradition

Research on a Religious Tradition (Church)
In this research, I identified a church as the religious site, specifically First Presbyterian Church which is regarded as is a historic church in Miami, Florida, USA. The aim of the research is to understand how the religious tradition operates. After contacting people associated with the location, I learned that this church is located at 609 Brickell Avenue, FL 33131, in Greater Downtown Miami (Ritchie).
The church is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States, and the church welcomes all faiths with open arms. According to research, many people from different affiliations like the Methodist church and the Catholic faith have reported their first experience with First Presbyterian Church where they were welcomed with open arms felt the preacher of a church was non-judgmental. Chris Atwood, a renowned pastor at this church, has been described as very personable, approachable, and makes his message accessible to many people (Ritchie).

This heritage together with much of its theology started with the French / Swiss lawyer and theologian called John Calvin (1509–64). Calvin’s writings solidified the previous Reformed thinking in the form of writings and sermons of Huldrych Zwingli. Later, the Reformed movement began spreading to other parts of Europe and Scotland. There was a Scottish Reformation of 1560, and the Church of Scotland embraced Presbyterian polity and Reformed theology. The Presbyterianism faith was brought to America as early as 1640 by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. Presbyterian churches then spread in different places in the United States where some were located in the Southern and Border States