General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

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The General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church is the denomination’s highest ecclesiastical body, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and church-wide governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical body
governing body
synod
adopts denominational budgets
denominational policies
composition ministers of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
ruling elders of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
confessionalStandard Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism
convenes annually
denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church
denominationFamily Reformed
denominationType Presbyterian
doctrinalOrientation Calvinist
ecclesiasticalPolity Presbyterian polity
elects Moderator of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
establishes denominational committees of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
function coordinates denomination-wide missions
court of last resort in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
handles appeals and complaints from lower church courts
oversees denomination-wide Christian education
oversees ecumenical relations of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
governanceDocument Book of Discipline of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Directory for Public Worship
surface form: Directory for the Public Worship of God of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Form of Government of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
governs Orthodox Presbyterian Church
hasAuthorityOver regional presbyteries of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
sessions of local congregations of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
jurisdiction Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregations in Canada
Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregations in other mission fields
Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregations in the United States
language English
meetsIn various locations in the United States
responsibility overseeing church-wide governance of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
overseeing discipline of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
overseeing doctrine of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
role highest ecclesiastical body of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
theologicalOrientation conservative Reformed

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Orthodox Presbyterian Church governingBody General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Committee on Christian Education governingBody General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Committee on Christian Education accountableTo General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church