General Synod

General Synod

The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations.

Contents

Anglican Communion

Church of England

Main article: General Synod of the Church of England

In the Church of England, the General Synod, which was established in 1970 (replacing the Church Assembly), is the legislative body of the Church.

Episcopal Church of the United States

In the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the equivalent is General Convention.

Other member churches

General Synods of other churches within the Anglican Communion

Other Churches

The United Church of Christ in the United States also calls their main governing body a General Synod. It meets every two years and consists of over 600 delegates from various congregations and conferences.

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church has as its highest Church court the General Synod. The ARP General Synod meets yearly (in recent years, it has, almost without exception, been held at Bonclarken). The delegates to the General Synod of the ARP Church are the elder representatives elected from each church's Session and all ministers from all presbyteries that comprise the Church (excluding ministers and elders from the independent ARP Synods of Mexico and Pakistan).

Other uses

In the North American Lutheran tradition, General Synod refers to a church body (denomination) which existed from 1820-1918. See Evangelical Lutheran General Synod of the United States of North America.

See also

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • general synod — noun Usage: often capitalized G&S : the highest governing body of a church the General Synod of the United Church of Christ …   Useful english dictionary

  • General Synod of the Church of England — The governing body of the Church of England, composed of the Houses of Bishops, Clergy and Laity • • • Main Entry: ↑synod …   Useful english dictionary

  • General Synod — General Syn|od, the the group of people who govern the Church of England. It includes ↑bishops and elected representatives from among the priests and other members of the church …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada — Anglican PortalThe General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is the chief governing and legislative body of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC), the sole Canadian representative of the Anglican Communion. The first General Synod session was… …   Wikipedia

  • General Synod of the Church of England — Anglicanism portal The General Synod is the deliberative and legislative body of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self government for the… …   Wikipedia

  • General Synod (Lutheran) — The General Synod (officially known as the Evangelical Lutheran General Synod of the United States of North America) was an association of Lutheran church bodies in America. The roots of the General Synod reach back to the Pennsylvania… …   Wikipedia

  • General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui — The General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (zh t|t=香港聖公會總議會) exercises the metropolitical authority of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. It is a unicameral synod which governs the Province and has the final authority in all… …   Wikipedia

  • General Synod — the group of people governing the Church of England. It consists of three levels: bishops, clergy and laity (= members of the Church who are not priests). The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York are in charge of the Synod, which… …   Universalium

  • General Synod — noun the highest governing body of the Church of England …   English new terms dictionary

  • General Synod —  Генеральный Синод …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”