Approved and disallowed acronyms for PCPC communications, including when acronyms should be spelled out and cases such as not using ‘NOW’ as an acronym.
| Acronym | Meaning | Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCPC | Park Cities Presbyterian Church | Local Church | |
| VBS | Vacation Bible School | Local Church Ministry | |
| ESL | English as a Second Language | Local Church Ministry | |
| HS | High School | Local Church Ministry | |
| MS | Middle School | Local Church Ministry | |
| SMC | Sunday Morning Community | Local Church Ministry | |
| YA | Young Adults | Local Church Ministry | |
| AMH | A Mother's Heart | Local Church Ministry | |
| YWBS | Young Women's Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| EMBS | Early Morning Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| MMBS | Maymester Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| TMBS | Thursday Morning Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| TMWBS | Thursday Morning Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| TMMBS | Tuesday Morning Men's Bible Study | Local Church Ministry | |
| WW | Wednesday Watchmen | Local Church Ministry | |
| NOW | Night of Worship | Local Church Ministry | Do not use the NOW acronym in writing; always spell out 'Night of Worship'. |
| PCA | Presbyterian Church in America | Denomination | |
| OLW | Oak Lawn West | Building | |
| MTW | Mission to the World | Denominational Organization | |
| MNA | Mission to North America | Denominational Organization | |
| RUF | Reformed University Fellowship | Denominational Organization | |
| RUFI | Reformed University Fellowship International | Denominational Organization | |
| CDM | Committee on Discipleship Ministries | Denominational Organization | |
| BCO | Book of Church Order | Denominational Document | |
| SUCO | RUF Summer Conference | Denominational Event | |
| RTS | Reformed Theological Seminary | Seminary | |
| WTS | Westminster Theological Seminary | Seminary | |
| DTS | Dallas Theological Seminary | Seminary | |
| HP | Highland Park | City/Town | |
| UP | University Park | City/Town | |
| HPPC | Highland Park Presbyterian Church | Nearby Church | |
| PCBC | Park Cities Baptist Church | Nearby Church | |
| HPUMC | Highland Park United Methodist Church | Nearby Church | |
| UPUMC | University Park Methodist Church | Nearby Church | |
| SMU | Southern Methodist University | School | |
| TCU | Texas Christian University | School | |
| DBU | Dallas Baptist University | School | |
| UNT | University of North Texas | School | |
| UTD | University of Texas at Dallas | School | |
| HPHS | Highland Park High School | School | |
| HPMS | Highland Park Middle School | School | |
| NDHS | North Dallas High School | School | |
| TCA | Trinity Christian Academy | School | |
| MP | Ministry Platform | Technical Platform | |
| ESV | English Standard Version | Bible Translation | |
| NIV | New International Version | Bible Translation | |
| NASB | New American Standard Bible | Bible Translation | |
| NLT | New Living Translation | Bible Translation | |
| KJV | King James Version | Bible Translation | |
| NKJV | New King James Version | Bible Translation |