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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:annual_event
gptkb:government_agency
synod
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:founded
1560
gptkbp:frequency
annual
gptkbp:governs
gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
gptkbp:jurisdiction
gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:mainFunction
appoints committees
approves legislation for the Church of Scotland
debates church issues
highest court of the Church of Scotland
sets policy for the Church of Scotland
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:Assembly_Hall,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:members
ex officio members
youth representatives
commissioners from presbyteries
corresponding members
gptkbp:notableEvent
first female Moderator in 2004
first met in 1560
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:presidedBy
minister
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Disruption_of_1843
gptkbp:relatedOrganization
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Presbyterian_Church
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:John_Knox
gptkb:Very_Rev_Dr_Iain_Greenshields
gptkb:Very_Rev_Dr_Martin_Fair
gptkb:Very_Rev_Dr_Susan_Brown
gptkbp:website
https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/general-assembly
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:New_College,_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Westminster_Confession
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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