Synod of New York and Philadelphia

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Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction Presbyterian synod religious organization

The Synod of New York and Philadelphia was a major 18th-century American Presbyterian governing body that united previously divided synods and laid the organizational groundwork for the national Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Synod of New York	2
Synod of Philadelphia	2
Synod of New York and Philadelphia canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ Presbyterian synod ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
aim	organizational consolidation of Presbyterian churches in the colonies ⓘ unity among American Presbyterians ⓘ
associatedWith	Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: American Presbyterianism Great Awakening-era controversies ⓘ
churchPolity	Presbyterian polity ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
contributedTo	development of national Presbyterian structures in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: Presbyterian Church
formedByUnionOf	Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Synod of New York Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Synod of Philadelphia
foundedBy	Presbyterian ministers in the American colonies ⓘ
function	coordination of Presbyterian mission and church planting ⓘ oversight of doctrine and discipline ⓘ
governedBy	Presbyterian ministers and elders ⓘ
governingStructure	representative assembly of presbyteries ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasMembers	Presbyteries ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
influenced	Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Presbyterian congregations in the American colonies ⓘ
legacy	model for later Presbyterian synods and general assemblies in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	American colonies ⓘ British America ⓘ surface form: British North America New York ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ
oversaw	ordination of Presbyterian ministers in the colonies ⓘ standards of Presbyterian doctrine and worship ⓘ
parentTradition	Reformed Christianity ⓘ
precededBy	Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Synod of New York Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Synod of Philadelphia
religion	Presbyterianism ⓘ
roleInHistory	laid groundwork for national Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ major 18th-century American Presbyterian governing body ⓘ
significantEvent	reunification of Old Side and New Side Presbyterians ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Calvinism ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	church governing body ⓘ
usedCatechism	Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
usedConfession	Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America → precededBy → Synod of New York and Philadelphia ⓘ

Synod of New York and Philadelphia → precededBy → Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of New York

Synod of New York and Philadelphia → precededBy → Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Philadelphia

Synod of New York and Philadelphia → formedByUnionOf → Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of New York

Synod of New York and Philadelphia → formedByUnionOf → Synod of New York and Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Philadelphia