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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:characteristic
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congregationalist polity
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gptkbp:confession
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gptkb:Cambridge_Platform
gptkb:Savoy_Declaration
gptkb:Westminster_Confession_(adapted)
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gptkbp:coreBelief
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priesthood of all believers
democratic church governance
autonomy of each congregation
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gptkbp:distinctFrom
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gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkb:Baptist_churches
gptkb:Episcopalianism
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gptkbp:doctrine
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gptkb:Calvinism
Reformed theology
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gptkbp:emergedIn
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gptkb:English_Reformation
gptkb:Puritan_movement
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gptkbp:emphasizes
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autonomy of local church
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gptkbp:governingBody
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no higher church authority than local congregation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Congregational Churches
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Presbyterian_churches_(in_some_countries)
gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Cambridge_Platform
gptkb:Savoy_Declaration
gptkb:Mayflower_voyage
gptkb:Great_Ejection
formation of United Church of Christ
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:William_Brewster
gptkb:John_Owen
gptkb:Thomas_Goodwin
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkb:Richard_Mather
gptkb:Robert_Browne
John Cotton
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:England
16th century
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkb:Congregational_Christian_Churches
gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
Independent churches
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gptkbp:spreadTo
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wales
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gptkbp:worshipStyle
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congregational singing
emphasis on preaching
simple liturgy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_in_India
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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