Presbyterian Church of Scotland

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