Presbyterian churches worldwide

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Christian ecclesial tradition Protestant denomination family Reformed Christian tradition

Presbyterian churches worldwide are a global family of Reformed Christian congregations governed by representative assemblies of elders and known for their emphasis on doctrinal teaching, ordered worship, and connectional church polity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Presbyterian churches in the United Kingdom	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecclesial tradition ⓘ Protestant denomination family ⓘ Reformed Christian tradition ⓘ
contrastsWith	congregational polity ⓘ episcopal polity ⓘ
coreConfession	Westminster Confession of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	authority of Scripture ⓘ connectional church polity ⓘ doctrinal teaching ⓘ ordered worship ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ
globalPresence	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	representative assemblies of elders ⓘ
governingBody	general assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ presbytery ⓘ session ⓘ synod ⓘ
hasDenomination	Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Evangelical Presbyterian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada en América Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Presbyterian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church of East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOffice	deacon ⓘ ruling elder ⓘ teaching elder ⓘ
hasTheologicalFamily	Reformed theology NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	John Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformation in Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorship	multiple languages worldwide ⓘ
missionFocus	education ⓘ evangelism ⓘ global missions ⓘ social witness ⓘ
originatedIn	Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn	World Communion of Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Reformed Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ
practicesSacrament	Lord's Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ baptism ⓘ
teachesDoctrine	covenant theology ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ predestination ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ total depravity ⓘ
typicallyPractices	covenant baptism theology ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ
usesCatechism	Westminster Larger Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesConfessionalStandard	Book of Confessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Forms of Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesPolity	presbyterian polity ⓘ
worshipElement	administration of sacraments ⓘ congregational prayer ⓘ expository preaching ⓘ psalm and hymn singing ⓘ reading of Scripture ⓘ
worshipStyle	Word-centered worship ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Second Book of Discipline → influenced → Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ

Congregational churches in the United Kingdom → relatedTo → Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian churches in the United Kingdom