Presbyterian churches worldwide

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Presbyterian churches worldwide are a global family of Reformed Christian congregations governed by representative assemblies of elders and known for their emphasis on doctrinal teaching, ordered worship, and connectional church polity.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecclesial tradition ⓘ
Protestant denomination family ⓘ
Reformed Christian tradition ⓘ
contrastsWith congregational polity ⓘ
episcopal polity ⓘ
coreConfession Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
emphasizes authority of Scripture ⓘ
connectional church polity ⓘ
doctrinal teaching ⓘ
ordered worship ⓘ
sovereignty of God ⓘ
globalPresence Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
governedBy representative assemblies of elders ⓘ
governingBody general assembly ⓘ
presbytery ⓘ
session ⓘ
synod ⓘ
hasDenomination Church of Scotland ⓘ
Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ
Free Church of Scotland ⓘ
Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada en América Latina ⓘ
Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ⓘ
Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ
Presbyterian Church of East Africa ⓘ
Presbyterian Church of Korea ⓘ
hasOffice deacon ⓘ
ruling elder ⓘ
teaching elder ⓘ
hasTheologicalFamily Reformed theology ⓘ
linked to: Calvinism
historicallyAssociatedWith John Calvin ⓘ
John Knox ⓘ
Reformation in Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Swiss Reformation

Scottish Reformation ⓘ
languageOfWorship multiple languages worldwide ⓘ
missionFocus education ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ
global missions ⓘ
social witness ⓘ
originatedIn Scotland ⓘ
participatesIn World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ
World Reformed Fellowship ⓘ
practicesSacrament Lord's Supper ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
teachesDoctrine covenant theology ⓘ
justification by faith alone ⓘ
predestination ⓘ
priesthood of all believers ⓘ
total depravity ⓘ
typicallyPractices covenant baptism theology ⓘ
infant baptism ⓘ
usesCatechism Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ
Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
usesConfessionalStandard Book of Confessions ⓘ
Three Forms of Unity ⓘ
usesPolity presbyterian polity ⓘ
worshipElement administration of sacraments ⓘ
congregational prayer ⓘ
expository preaching ⓘ
psalm and hymn singing ⓘ
reading of Scripture ⓘ
worshipStyle Word-centered worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Second Book of Discipline → influenced → Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ
Congregational churches in the United Kingdom → relatedTo → Presbyterian churches in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian churches worldwide
Burning bush → influencedSymbol → Presbyterian Church burning bush emblem ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian churches worldwide