Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Christian denomination Presbyterian denomination Protestant church

The Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, known for its Reformed theology, representative governance, and emphasis on education and social justice.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	4
PC(USA)	1
Presbyterian Church (historical affiliation)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Presbyterian denomination ⓘ Protestant church ⓘ
baptismPractice	believer’s baptism ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ
churchPolity	Presbyterian polity ⓘ
clergyTitle	teaching elder ⓘ
confessionalStandard	Book of Confessions ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doctrine	Trinity ⓘ authority of Scripture ⓘ justification by grace through faith ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ
educationMinistry	supports campus ministries ⓘ supports theological seminaries ⓘ
emphasis	ecumenism ⓘ education ⓘ mission work ⓘ social justice ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ surface form: Presbyterian Church in the United States United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ⓘ
foundingDate	1983 ⓘ
foundingDocument	Book of Order ⓘ
governance	representative governance ⓘ
governingBody	General Assembly ⓘ presbytery ⓘ session ⓘ synod ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
layOffice	deacon ⓘ ruling elder ⓘ
ordinationOfLGBTClergy	permitted ⓘ
ordinationOfWomen	permitted ⓘ
orientation	mainline Protestant ⓘ
partOf	National Council of Churches ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ World Council of Churches ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sacrament	Baptism ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Lord’s Supper
shortName	Presbyterian Church (USA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PC(USA)
socialWitness	advocacy for economic justice ⓘ advocacy for environmental stewardship ⓘ advocacy for racial justice ⓘ
stanceOnSameSexMarriage	allows same-sex marriage ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Calvinism ⓘ surface form: Reformed theology
worshipStyle	Reformed ⓘ liturgical ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Department of Theology → affiliatedWith → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

Department of Practical Theology → affiliation → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Miller Chapel → affiliation → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, Connecticut → denomination → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary → denominationalAffiliation → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, Connecticut → hasDenomination → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America → mergedInto → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Princeton Theological Seminary → religiousAffiliation → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

University of Tulsa → religiousAffiliation → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (historical affiliation)

Stuart Hall → religiousAffiliationOfInstitution → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Stuart Hall (Princeton Theological Seminary)

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary → servesCommunity → Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Presbyterian Church (USA) → shortName → Presbyterian Church (USA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: PC(USA)