General Assembly

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The General Assembly is the highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church in America, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and direction for the denomination.

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Label Occurrences
General Assembly canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church council
denominational assembly
governing body
adopts Book of Church Order (Presbyterian Church in America)
doctrinal standards
can amend the Book of Church Order
erect and oversee permanent committees and agencies
issue pastoral letters and statements
confessionalStandardsInclude Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism
country United States
decisionMakingProcess majority vote of commissioners
denomination Presbyterian Church in America
denominationType Presbyterian
ecclesiasticalPolity Presbyterian polity
elects Moderator of the General Assembly (Presbyterian Church in America)
establishedInContextOf formation of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1973
foundedBy Presbyterian Church in America
governs Presbyterian Church in America
hasAuthorityOver denominational agencies of the Presbyterian Church in America
doctrinal controversies in the Presbyterian Church in America
judicial appeals from lower courts in the Presbyterian Church in America
hasCommittee Committee on Christian Education and Publications (Presbyterian Church in America)
Committee on Constitutional Business (Presbyterian Church in America)
Committee on Mission to North America (Presbyterian Church in America)
Committee on Mission to the World (Presbyterian Church in America)
Committee on Review of Presbytery Records (Presbyterian Church in America)
hasLowerCourt presbytery (Presbyterian Church in America)
session (Presbyterian Church in America)
hasOfficialNameVariant PCA General Assembly
language English
meetingType deliberative assembly
meets annually
meetsIn various cities in the United States
membershipType representative
membersInclude ruling elders
teaching elders
oversees church planting efforts of the Presbyterian Church in America
mission work of the Presbyterian Church in America
theological education standards in the Presbyterian Church in America
religiousTradition Reformed
responsibleFor overseeing church courts below it
overseeing denominational ministries
setting direction for the Presbyterian Church in America
setting doctrine for the Presbyterian Church in America
setting policy for the Presbyterian Church in America
role highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church in America
theology Calvinist

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Presbyterian Church in America churchGovernmentLevel General Assembly
subject linked to: PCA