General Assembly

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The General Assembly is the highest legislative and decision-making body of the Church of God in Christ, comprising clergy and lay delegates who set doctrine, policy, and governance for the denomination.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
General Assembly canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
authorityOver Board of Bishops of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
linked to: Board of Bishops

General Board of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
national departments of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
composedOf clergy delegates ⓘ
lay delegates ⓘ
decisionProcess majority vote ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
denominationType Holiness ⓘ
Pentecostal ⓘ
elects Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
linked to: Presiding Bishop

members of the General Board of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
establishes ethical guidelines for clergy and laity in the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
governs church polity of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
denominational structure of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
doctrinal standards of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
hasFunction amends or approves the constitution and bylaws of the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
defines and approves official doctrinal statements ⓘ
enacts legislation for the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
establishes church-wide policies and regulations ⓘ
provides oversight of the general church leadership structure ⓘ
ratifies major denominational decisions ⓘ
sets doctrine for the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
sets governance framework for the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
sets policy for the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
hasMemberType bishops ⓘ
lay members ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ
pastors ⓘ
hasScope doctrine ⓘ
governance ⓘ
policy ⓘ
jurisdiction worldwide Church of God in Christ ⓘ
language English ⓘ
meetingType plenary sessions ⓘ
meetsAtFrequency regularly scheduled sessions ⓘ
oversees disciplinary procedures at the denominational level ⓘ
implementation of denominational policies ⓘ
partOf Church of God in Christ ⓘ
religiousDenomination Church of God in Christ ⓘ
religiousOrientation charismatic ⓘ
evangelical ⓘ
religiousTradition Protestant Christianity ⓘ
role highest decision-making authority in the Church of God in Christ ⓘ
highest legislative authority in the Church of God in Christ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Church of God in Christ → governanceBody → General Assembly ⓘ
Presbyterian Church in America → governingBody → General Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: PCA