General Assembly
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The General Assembly is the highest decision-making and governing body of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and overall direction for the denomination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
decision-making body ⓘ governing body ⓘ |
| approves |
denominational budgets
ⓘ
national strategic plans ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
national boards and committees of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
ⓘ
presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| canAmend |
Book of Forms of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doctrinal statements of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| canEstablish |
special commissions
ⓘ
special committees ⓘ |
| composition |
commissioners from presbyteries
ⓘ
elders ⓘ ministers ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess |
deliberative assembly procedures
ⓘ
majority vote ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalLevel | highest court of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| elects | Moderator of the General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
church order of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doctrine of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ national policies of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| hasOfficer | Moderator of the General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | once per year ⓘ |
| meetingType | national assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meets | annually ⓘ |
| oversees |
national mission and ministry programs
ⓘ
relations with other churches and ecumenical bodies ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Presbyterian Church in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
oversight of church courts and committees at the national level
ⓘ
oversight of national ministries of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ setting doctrine for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ setting overall direction for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ setting policy for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| role |
governing body of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
ⓘ
highest decision-making body of the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| sets |
confessional standards for the Presbyterian Church in Canada
ⓘ
ethical guidelines for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ mission priorities for the Presbyterian Church in Canada ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Jesus Christ as head of the Church ⓘ |
| usesPolity | Presbyterian polity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.