General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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church governing body ecclesiastical court general assembly legislative body

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the highest decision-making and legislative body of the national Presbyterian church, meeting annually to set policy, doctrine, and governance for the denomination.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Church of Scotland General Assembly	1
Church of Scotland constitution	1
courts of the Church of Scotland	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church governing body ⓘ ecclesiastical court ⓘ general assembly ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
appoints	councils and committees of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
approves	national church budgets ⓘ strategic direction of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
associatedBuilding	University of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: New College, Edinburgh
canAmend	church law ⓘ
canCreate	church law ⓘ
canOversee	presbyteries of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
decidesOn	ecumenical relations of the Church of Scotland ⓘ international partnerships of the Church of Scotland ⓘ public positions of the Church of Scotland on social issues ⓘ
denomination	Presbyterian ⓘ
elects	Moderator of the General Assembly ⓘ surface form: Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
established	1560s ⓘ
followsPolity	Presbyterian polity ⓘ
governs	church governance of the Church of Scotland ⓘ discipline of the Church of Scotland ⓘ doctrine of the Church of Scotland ⓘ worship of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasMemberType	Scottish Government representatives ⓘ corresponding members ⓘ deacons ⓘ ecumenical delegates ⓘ elders ⓘ ministers ⓘ youth representatives ⓘ
hasType	deliberative assembly ⓘ
hasVotingSystem	one minister and one elder from each congregation customarily represented ⓘ
historicalOrigin	Scottish Reformation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annually ⓘ
meetsAt	General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh ⓘ
meetsIn	Edinburgh ⓘ
partOf	Church of Scotland ⓘ
presidingOfficer	Moderator of the General Assembly ⓘ surface form: Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
role	doctrinal authority of the Church of Scotland ⓘ highest court of the Church of Scotland ⓘ legislative body of the Church of Scotland ⓘ policy‑making body of the Church of Scotland ⓘ supreme decision-making body of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
subordinateTo	no higher ecclesiastical court in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
typicalMeetingMonth	May ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Moderator of the General Assembly → appointedBy → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Directory for Public Worship → approvedBy → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Scotland General Assembly

William Robertson → associatedWith → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Kirk Sessions → governedBy → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Kirk Session

this entity surface form: Church of Scotland constitution

Church of Scotland → governingBody → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Kirk Sessions → hasHigherCourt → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Kirk Session

Moderator of the General Assembly → isHeadOf → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Moderator of the General Assembly → isPresidingOfficerOf → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Kirk Sessions → partOf → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Kirk Session

this entity surface form: courts of the Church of Scotland

Moderator of the General Assembly → presidesOver → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ

Moderator of the General Assembly → reportsTo → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ