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Westminster Shorter Catechism Project

All 107 questions and answers of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, each with Scripture proofs and a linked commentary page explaining the answer. A straightforward place for a family to read and memorize the catechism online.

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Why this is listed

Page confirmed live on 2026-10-24 on the Bible Presbyterian Church General Synod site with the full catechism and commentary readable without charge. The older shortercatechism.com address now redirects here.

How to start

  1. Open bpc.org (opens an external site) and read what Bible Presbyterian Church says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Confirm the cost and level fit: free, introductory, over ongoing.
  3. Note the tradition — Reformed. It will shape what you are taught, and that is worth knowing going in.
  4. Put the first session in your calendar now. The gap between reading about study and doing it is a calendar entry.

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