Congregationalist churches

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Congregationalist_churches

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Congregational_Federation_(UK) gptkb:Conservative_Congregational_Christian_Conference_(US) gptkb:International_Congregational_Fellowship gptkb:National_Association_of_Congregational_Christian_Churches_(US) gptkb:New_England_colonies gptkb:Mayflower_Pilgrims gptkb:English_Dissenters gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ gptkb:United_Reformed_Church gptkb:Nonconformists
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confession	gptkb:Cambridge_Platform gptkb:Savoy_Declaration gptkb:Westminster_Confession_(adapted)
gptkbp:coreBelief	autonomy of local church priesthood of all believers democratic decision-making
gptkbp:distinctFrom	gptkb:Anglicanism gptkb:Presbyterianism gptkb:Baptist_churches
gptkbp:emphasizes	autonomy of local congregation
gptkbp:governingBody	Congregational polity
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Formation_of_United_Reformed_Church_(1972) gptkb:Great_Ejection_(1662)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Congregationalist churches
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Puritanism gptkb:Reformation
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_of_England
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:William_Brewster gptkb:Isaac_Watts gptkb:John_Owen gptkb:Thomas_Goodwin gptkb:Robert_Browne
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:England 16th century
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Puritanism gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church Independent churches
gptkbp:spreadTo	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:worshipStyle	emphasis on preaching simple liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nonconformist_churches gptkb:American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5