Church of Scotland

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Christian denomination Presbyterian church Reformed church national church

The Church of Scotland is the national Presbyterian church of Scotland, known for its Reformed theology, parish-based structure, and historical influence on Scottish religious and civic life.

Aliases (10)

Presbyterian Church of Scotland ×3
Church of Scotland (historical) ×1
Church of Scotland (pre-1843) after the Disruption of 1843 ×1
Church of Scotland (via Canongate Kirk) ×1
Church of Scotland church ×1
Church of Scotland clergy ×1
Church of Scotland parish ×1
Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline ×1
Scottish Presbyterians ×1
Scottish Reformation ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Presbyterian church → Reformed church → national church →
churchPolity	Presbyterian polity →
confessionOfFaith	Westminster Confession of Faith →
constitutionalStatus	national church recognised in Scots law →
country	Scotland →
dateFounded	16th century →
denomination	Presbyterianism →
ecclesiasticalTerritory	parishes of Scotland →
governancePrinciple	courts of the church → parity of ministers and elders →
governingBody	General Assembly of the Church of Scotland →
hasBody	Congregations → Kirk Sessions → Presbyteries →
hasClergyTitle	elder → minister →
hasOffice	Moderator of the General Assembly →
headOfChurch	Jesus Christ →
historicalEvent	Scottish Reformation →
influenced	Scottish civic life → Scottish education → Scottish politics → Scottish religious life →
languageOfWorship	English → Scots → Scottish Gaelic →
membershipPolicy	open to all who profess the Christian faith →
missionFocus	Scotland → overseas mission →
orientation	Calvinism →
originatedFrom	Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland →
parishSystem	parish-based structure →
practice	adult baptism → infant baptism →
rejects	episcopal hierarchy →
role	national church of Scotland →
sacrament	Baptism → Lord's Supper →
separatedFrom	Church of Scotland (pre-1843) after the Disruption of 1843 →
theology	Reformed theology →
tradition	Protestant → Reformed →
website	https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/ →
worshipStyle	Reformed worship → non-episcopal →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brechin Cathedral → Dunfermline Abbey → Dunkeld Cathedral → Elie Parish Church → Forfar Parish Church → Glasgow Cathedral → Hamilton Old Parish Church → Iona Abbey → Monifieth Parish Church → St Drostan’s Church, Markinch → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh → St John’s Parish Church, Hamilton → Thistle Chapel →	denomination
Adam Ferguson → Alec Douglas-Home → Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery → Gordon Brown → James VI and I → John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk → Kingdom of Scotland → Sir Walter Scott →	religion
Forfar Parish Church → Glasgow Cathedral → Hamilton Old Parish Church → Monifieth Parish Church →	governingBody
Dunfermline Abbey ("Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline") → General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → Moderator of the General Assembly →	partOf
Canongate Kirkyard → St John’s Kirk of Perth → University of Glasgow ("Church of Scotland (historical)") →	religiousAffiliation
Thomas Reid → William Robertson →	clergyOf
Kirkpatrick Durham → Kirkpatrick-Fleming ("Church of Scotland parish") →	hasReligiousAffiliation
Hugh Blair → William Robertson ("Church of Scotland clergy") →	memberOf
Canongate ("Church of Scotland (via Canongate Kirk)") → Kirk Session →	religiousDenomination
Church of Scotland ("Church of Scotland (pre-1843) after the Disruption of 1843") → Free Church of Scotland →	separatedFrom
Geneva Bible ("Scottish Presbyterians") → Scots Confession →	usedBy
Westminster Confession of Faith →	adoptedBy
Order of the Thistle →	associatedWith
Queen of Scots →	associatedWithInstitution
Moderator of the General Assembly →	belongsToOrganization
John Knox →	church
Scots Confession →	denominationalAffiliation
Directory for Public Worship →	denominationalUse
John Witherspoon →	employer
Scottish Reformation →	establishedChurch
Queen's University at Kingston →	founder
Acts of Union 1707 ("Presbyterian Church of Scotland") →	guaranteed
Kingdom of Scotland →	hadNationalChurch
Elie Parish Church →	hasAffiliation
Westminster Assembly ("Presbyterian Church of Scotland") →	hasCanonicalStatusIn
Moderator of the General Assembly →	hasJurisdiction
Reformation ("Scottish Reformation") →	hasKeyEvent
Presbyterian →	hasMajorBranch
Arinagour ("Church of Scotland church") →	hasReligiousBuilding
Reformed churches →	includesDenomination
Scottish Covenanters →	influenced
Moderator of the General Assembly →	isPublicRepresentativeOf
Moderator of the General Assembly →	officeCreatedBy
Moderator of the General Assembly →	officeHoldsInHighestCourtOf
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh →	operatedBy
Thistle Chapel →	owner
Treaty of Berwick (1639) ("Presbyterian Church of Scotland") →	relatedTo
Atholl family →	religiousAffiliationHistorical
United Kingdom →	stateChurchInScotland
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame →	veneratedIn