Presbyterian Church of Scotland

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith
gptkbp:founded 1560
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Knox
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Presbyterian Church of Scotland
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_Presbyterian_Church_of_Scotland
gptkb:Free_Church_of_Scotland
gptkb:Church_of_Scotland_Guild
Presbyterianism worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Scottish_Reformation
gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Scots_Gaelic
English
gptkbp:membership approximately 325,000 (as of 2022)
gptkbp:motto Nec tamen consumebatur (Yet it was not consumed)
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:St_Andrew's_Church,_Jerusalem
gptkb:St_Andrew's_Church,_Rome
gptkb:St_Giles'_Cathedral
gptkb:Greyfriars_Kirk
gptkb:Assembly_Hall,_Edinburgh
gptkb:St_Columba's_Church,_London
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Scottish_Reformation
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:John_Knox
gptkb:Thomas_Chalmers
gptkb:Archibald_Campbell_Tait
Very Rev Dr Iain Greenshields (Moderator, 2022-2023)
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Church_Hymnary
gptkb:Life_and_Work_(magazine)
gptkb:The_Book_of_Common_Order
gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBT Yes (since 2016 for ministers in civil partnerships, since 2022 for same-sex marriage)
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen Yes
gptkbp:policy Presbyterian
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches
gptkb:Action_of_Churches_Together_in_Scotland
gptkb:Churches_Together_in_Britain_and_Ireland
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Burning_bush
gptkbp:theology Reformed
gptkbp:worshipStyle Liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6