Congregationalists

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Congregational_churches
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 church governance
gptkbp:educationContribution founding of Amherst College
founding of Bowdoin College
founding of Dartmouth College
founding of Harvard University
founding of Oberlin College
founding of Pomona College
founding of Williams College
founding of Yale University
gptkbp:emphasizes autonomy of local congregation
gptkbp:governingBody congregational polity
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Great_Ejection_(1662)
gptkb:Mayflower_Pilgrims
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congregationalists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Puritanism
gptkb:Reformation
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkb:United_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:missionaryWork active in 19th century
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:First_Church_in_Cambridge
gptkb:First_Church_in_Plymouth
gptkb:First_Church_in_Salem
gptkb:First_Congregational_Church_of_Old_Lyme
gptkb:Old_South_Church_(Boston)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:John_Owen
gptkb:Thomas_Goodwin
John Cotton
gptkbp:numberOfAdherents millions worldwide
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
16th century
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkb:Separatists
gptkb:Baptists
gptkb:Puritans
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:worshipStyle varied
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Grinnell_College
gptkb:Middlebury_College
gptkb:Pomona_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4