General Assembly

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The General Assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, responsible for setting church policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
General Assembly canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church assembly ⓘ
decision-making body ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
representative body ⓘ
aim advancement of the church’s mission ⓘ
faithful governance of the church ⓘ
maintenance of doctrinal integrity ⓘ
authorityOver church doctrine ⓘ
church policy ⓘ
mission strategy ⓘ
composition elders ⓘ
ministers ⓘ
representatives from presbyteries ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionProcess collective discernment ⓘ
voting by commissioners ⓘ
decisionType binding on lower courts of the church ⓘ
denomination Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
function adopt statements of faith and doctrine ⓘ
approve mission programs ⓘ
oversee denominational agencies ⓘ
provide guidance to lower governing bodies ⓘ
set priorities for national and global mission ⓘ
governanceModel presbyterian polity ⓘ
governs Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
language English ⓘ
levelInPolity highest level ⓘ
meetsFor decision-making ⓘ
deliberation ⓘ
worship ⓘ
organizationalForm deliberative assembly ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
responsibility defining church doctrine ⓘ
establishing mission priorities ⓘ
providing overall direction for the denomination ⓘ
setting church policy ⓘ
role highest decision-making body of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
highest representative governing body of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority denominational ⓘ
national ⓘ
subordinateBodies presbyteries ⓘ
sessions ⓘ
theologicalTradition Presbyterianism ⓘ
Reformed tradition ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.