United Church of Papua New Guinea
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The United Church of Papua New Guinea is a Protestant Christian denomination formed through the union of several missionary-founded churches, playing a major role in the country’s religious and community life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Church of Papua New Guinea canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church
ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Council of Churches in Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Conference of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchPolity |
Congregationalist elements
ⓘ
Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | United and uniting churches ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Trinitarian Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
belief in the authority of the Bible ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
community development
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education ministry ⓘ health services ⓘ women’s ministry ⓘ youth ministry ⓘ |
| formedByUnionOf |
London Missionary Society–related churches in Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Church in Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church missions in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| governanceBody | General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
lay pastors
ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
community life in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
religious life in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasLaityRole | elders ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
English
ⓘ
Hiri Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tok Pisin ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Protestantism ⓘ |
| membershipType | congregational ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
education and literacy
ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ rural outreach ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
London Missionary Society missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist missions ⓘ Presbyterian missions ⓘ |
| practice |
Holy Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
baptism ⓘ congregational worship services ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Pacific Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
major Protestant church in Papua New Guinea
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participant in national reconciliation and peace efforts ⓘ provider of social services ⓘ |
| theology | Reformed tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.