Congregationalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Separatists
gptkb:Mayflower_Pilgrims
gptkb:English_Dissenters
gptkb:Nonconformists
gptkbp:characteristic autonomous local churches
gptkbp:coreBelief priesthood of all believers
autonomy of the local congregation
covenant community
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkb:Baptist_churches
gptkb:Episcopalianism
gptkbp:emphasizes democratic decision-making
self-governance
gptkbp:governingBody congregation
gptkbp:hasConfession gptkb:Cambridge_Platform
gptkb:Savoy_Declaration
gptkb:Westminster_Confession_(adapted)
Saybrook Platform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congregationalism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Puritanism
gptkb:Reformation
gptkbp:languageOfWorship English
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkb:United_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:William_Brewster
gptkb:John_Owen
gptkb:Thomas_Goodwin
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkb:Richard_Mather
gptkb:Robert_Browne
John Cotton
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Old_South_Church
gptkb:First_Church_in_Plymouth
gptkb:First_Church_in_Boston
gptkbp:opposedBy hierarchical church structure
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
16th century
gptkbp:practicedIn baptism
communion
congregational meetings
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkb:Congregational_Christian_Churches
gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_England
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:status active in Australia
active in South Africa
active in United States
active in Wales
declined in England
gptkbp:worshipStyle simple
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Robert_Treat_Paine
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3