presbyteries — pres·by·ter·y || prezbɪtÉ™rɪ n. area of the church set aside for the clergy (usually the eastern section); priest s house, parsonage; ecclesiastical court … English contemporary dictionary
List of Church of Scotland synods and presbyteries — The Church of Scotland has a Presbyterian structure, which means it is organised under a hierarchy of courts. Traditionally there were four levels of courts: the Kirk Session (at congregational level), the Presbytery (at local area level), the… … Wikipedia
List of Presbyterian Church (USA) synods and presbyteries — This article lists the names of the 16 synods and 173 presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church (USA).ynodsThere are 16 synods in PC(USA). A synod is a regional governing body that is made up of presbyteries.The following are the synods of the… … Wikipedia
United Presbyterian Church in the USA synods and presbyteries 1968 — The following is a list of synods and presbyteries that composed the former United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America on December 31, 1968. The UPCUSA was the largest body, often erroneously referred to as Northern, of… … Wikipedia
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — Classification Protestant Orientation Mainline Calvinist Polity Presbyterian Moderator … Wikipedia
Presbyterian polity — is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may… … Wikipedia
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
Presbyterian Church in Canada — Infobox Christian denomination name = Presbyterian Church in Canada imagewidth = caption = main classification = Protestant orientation = Calvinist polity = Presbyterian founder = founded date = founded place = separated from = parent = merger =… … Wikipedia
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America — For other uses, see Reformed Presbyterian Church. Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America The Blue Banner logo of the RPCNA Classification Protestant Theology Reformed Evangelical Governance … Wikipedia
Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy — The Fundamentalist Modernist Controversy was a religious controversy in the 1920s and 30s within the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. The major American denomination was torn by conflict over the issues of theology and… … Wikipedia
