General Assembly
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The General Assembly is the highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church in America, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and direction for the denomination.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly (Presbyterian Church in America) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
denominational assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ |
| adopts |
Book of Church Order (Presbyterian Church in America)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doctrinal standards ⓘ |
| can |
amend the Book of Church Order
ⓘ
erect and oversee permanent committees and agencies ⓘ issue pastoral letters and statements ⓘ |
| confessionalStandardsInclude |
Westminster Confession of Faith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westminster Larger Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionMakingProcess | majority vote of commissioners ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationType | Presbyterian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalPolity | Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| elects | Moderator of the General Assembly (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInContextOf | formation of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1973 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Presbyterian Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | Presbyterian Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
denominational agencies of the Presbyterian Church in America
ⓘ
doctrinal controversies in the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ judicial appeals from lower courts in the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Committee on Christian Education and Publications (Presbyterian Church in America)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Committee on Constitutional Business (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Mission to North America (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Mission to the World (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Review of Presbytery Records (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt |
presbytery (Presbyterian Church in America)
NERFINISHED
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session (Presbyterian Church in America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameVariant | PCA General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meetingType | deliberative assembly ⓘ |
| meets | annually ⓘ |
| meetsIn | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| membershipType | representative ⓘ |
| membersInclude |
ruling elders
ⓘ
teaching elders ⓘ |
| oversees |
church planting efforts of the Presbyterian Church in America
ⓘ
mission work of the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ theological education standards in the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
overseeing church courts below it
ⓘ
overseeing denominational ministries ⓘ setting direction for the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ setting doctrine for the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ setting policy for the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ |
| role | highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ |
| theology | Calvinist ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Presbyterian Church in America