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.

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All labels observed (25)

Label Occurrences
Church of Scotland canonical 234
Church of Scotland parish system 4
Presbyterian Church of Scotland 4

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 (272)

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

United Kingdom → stateChurchInScotland → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Dunfermline Abbey → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Dunfermline Abbey → partOf → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Scotland parish of Dunfermline
Reformation → hasKeyEvent → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation
Westminster Confession of Faith → adoptedBy → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Order of the Thistle → associatedWith → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland → hadNationalChurch → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Church of Scotland → separatedFrom → Church of Scotland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Scotland (pre-1843) after the Disruption of 1843
Acts of Union 1707 → guaranteed → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Queen of Scots → associatedWithInstitution → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Presbyterian → hasMajorBranch → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Westminster Assembly → hasCanonicalStatusIn → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church of Scotland
James VI and I → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ
John Knox → church → Church of Scotland ⓘ
John Witherspoon → employer → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Atholl family → religiousAffiliationHistorical → Church of Scotland ⓘ
University of Glasgow → religiousAffiliation → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Scotland (historical)
Geneva Bible → usedBy → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Presbyterians
Reformed churches → includesDenomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters → influenced → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Markinch → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: St Drostan’s Church, Markinch
Queen's University at Kingston → founder → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Kirkpatrick-Fleming → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Scotland parish
Kirkpatrick Durham → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Iona Abbey → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → relatedTo → Church of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Thistle Chapel → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Thistle Chapel → owner → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh → religiousAffiliation → Church of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Canongate Kirkyard
Free Church of Scotland → separatedFrom → Church of Scotland ⓘ
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh → operatedBy → Church of Scotland ⓘ
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → partOf → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Reformation → establishedChurch → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → partOf → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → isPublicRepresentativeOf → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → belongsToOrganization → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → hasJurisdiction → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → officeHoldsInHighestCourtOf → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly → officeCreatedBy → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Brechin → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Brechin Cathedral
Elie Parish Church → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Elie Parish Church → hasAffiliation → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Glasgow Cathedral → denomination → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Glasgow Cathedral → governingBody → Church of Scotland ⓘ
Gordon Brown → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk → religion → Church of Scotland ⓘ