general assembly

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The general assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and overall direction for the denomination.

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Label Occurrences
general assembly canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church assembly ⓘ
decision-making body ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
composition representatives from congregations or presbyteries of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess collective deliberation ⓘ
voting by representatives ⓘ
denomination Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
governanceModel presbyterian polity ⓘ
governs Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver doctrine of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
mission direction of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
policies of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
language English ⓘ
meetsFor business ⓘ
fellowship ⓘ
worship ⓘ
oversees denominational agencies ⓘ
denominational boards ⓘ
denominational committees ⓘ
primaryFunction church governance ⓘ
doctrinal oversight ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition Presbyterianism ⓘ
responsibility setting doctrine for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
setting overall direction for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
setting policy for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
role highest decision-making body of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
representative governing body of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
sets denominational policies ⓘ
denominational priorities ⓘ
theological standards ⓘ
typeOfOrganization nonprofit religious organization component ⓘ

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