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Middle Judicatory
A middle judicatory is an administrative structure or organization found in religious denominations between the local congregation and the widest or highest national or international level. The term is meant to be neutral with regard to polity, though it derives from Presbyterianism where the local, regional and national bodies are themselves respectively higher courts. Depending on the polity, the middle judicatory can have decisive authority over a local church, can offer standing for clergy members but little or no control over congregations, can offer counsel and services but no authority, or can serve as an informal vehicle for fellowship and communication. Church of England * Dioceses of the Church of England Church of Scotland * Synods and Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland Episcopal Church in the United States of America * Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America * Provinces of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Evangeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religious Denomination
A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name and tradition among other activities. The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and the many varieties of Protestantism). It is also used to describe the five major branches of Judaism (Karaite Judaism, Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist). Within Islam, it can refer to the branches or sects (such as Sunni, Shia), as well as their various subdivisions such as sub-sects, schools of jurisprudence, schools of theology and religious movements. The world's largest religious denominations are Sunni Islam and Catholic Church. Christianity A Christian denomination is a generic term for a distinct religious body identified by traits such as a common name, structure, leadership and doctrine. Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church or fellowship. Divisions between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) is organized into 35 districts, 33 of which are defined along geographic lines. Each district has a president who oversees the congregations in his district, which are further subdivided into local circuits. The position of president is roughly analogous to the role of bishop in many church bodies, but LCMS doctrine supports a generally congregationalist polity as opposed to an exclusively hierarchical governance. Each district chooses its own president from among the pastors in the district at its triennial convention. In some districts the district president occupies a full-time position, while in others he continues to serve as pastor in a congregation. The 35 district presidents plus the synod president form the Council of Presidents (COP), one of whose duties is to place graduates from the two LCMS seminaries as pastors in congregations that have requested such a candidate. If a congregation desires an experienced pastor to fill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conferences Of The United Methodist Church
The following is a list of the conferences in many Methodist Churches, such as The United Methodist Church and Evangelical Wesleyan Church. Conferences There are several kinds of conferences in Methodism: * General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, among others. * Jurisdictional Conferences in the U.S.; and * Central Conferences outside the U.S. elect and assign bishops in their region and comprise * Annual Conferences, the basic organizational unit in the denomination. * District Conference, Annual conferences are further divided into districts, each served by a district superintendent. * Charge Conference, a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop. References External links * Context for Jurisdictions versus Conference United Methodist Church Church organization Conferences A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conferences Of The United Church Of Christ
There are 36 Conferences in the United Church of Christ. Most of these consist of associations and all consist of congregations, formally known as "Local Churches." Puerto Rico was the 39th conference; prior to its affiliation with the Congregational Christian Churches in the 1930s, it was an independent synod/denomination. On June 10, 2006, this conference withdrew from the UCC Effective January 1, 2020 the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Conferences merged to form the Southern New England Conference. The following is a list of the conferences and headquarters locations. *Northern California Nevada -- Oakland, California *Southern California Nevada -- Altadena, California *Calvin Synod -- Hammond, Indiana NOTE: The Synod is a non-geographical judicatory composed of churches which derive from the Hungarian Reformed tradition. *Central Atlanti-- Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland *Central Pacific -- Portland, Oregon *Florida -- Orlando, Florida *Hawaii -- Honolulu, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associations Of The United Church Of Christ
Most of the thirty-eight conferences of the United Church of Christ are subdivided into associations, which are themselves made of local churches. Those conferences without associations include their roles in their own work. * Countryside Wesleyan churc** Bay Associatio** Golden Gate Associatio** Mountain Valley Association ** Sacramento Valley Association ** Santa Clara Association ** Sequoia Association * Southern California Nevada Conferenc** Central Association ** Eastern Association ** Northern Association ** Southern Associatio* Calvin Syno€”the Synod is a non-geographical judicatory composed of churches which derive from the Hungarian people, Hungarian Reformed tradition. ** Central Classis ** Eastern Classis ** Lakeside Classis ** Western Classis * Central Atlantic Conferenc** Catoctin Associatio** Chesapeake Associatio** New Jersey Associatio** Potomac Associatio** Shenandoah Associatio* Central Pacific Conferenc** Central Pacific Association ** Idaho Association * Conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governance Structure Of The United Church Of Canada
The United Church of Canada uses a three-level model of governance, consisting of communities of faith; regional councils; and the General Council. Governance structure Communities of faith There are currently just over 2,000 communities of faith, which are the basic unit of the United Church, consisting of one or more congregations under the spiritual leadership of a minister or ministry team. The community of faith is responsible for their day-to-day operations, including worship, programming, mission, building maintenance and finances, local committee work and projects. The community of faith, is also responsible for searching out and hiring church staff, including ministers, musicians and lay staff; maintenance and upkeep of their property and buildings; deciding when they worship, and how often; policies on candidacy for baptism and marriage (including, but not limited to whether the congregation will allow same-sex marriages to be performed in their building); Christian develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yearly Meetings
Yearly Meeting is a term used by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, to refer to an organization composed of constituent meetings or churches within a geographical area. The constituent meetings are called Monthly Meetings in most of the world; in England, local congregations are now called Area Meetings, in Australia Monthly Meetings are called Regional Meetings. "Monthly" and "Yearly" refer to how often the body meets to make decisions. Monthly Meetings may be local congregations that hold regular Meetings for Worship, or may comprise a number of Worship Groups (and equivalent congregations with other designations). Depending on the Yearly Meeting organization, there may also be Quarterly Meetings, Half-Yearly Meetings, or Regional Meetings, where a number of local Monthly Meetings come together within a Yearly Meeting. There are also parallel Yearly Meetings for young Quakers, Junior Yearly Meetings. General description Yearly Meeting gatherings are time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presbyterian Church (USA) Synods And Presbyteries
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ELCA Synods
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations. Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Notes Some ELCA synods are named a specific way to avoid being confused with distinct, unrelated Lutheran denominations: * To avoid confusion with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the synod containing the states of Kansas and Missouri is called the "Central States Synod" as to not contain the phrase "Missouri Synod". * To avoid confusion with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregation
A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship. Congregation may also refer to: *Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship *Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Catholic Church ** Congregation for Bishops **Congregation for the Causes of Saints **Sacred Congregation of Rites *Religious congregation, a religious institute of the Catholic Church in which simple vows are taken *Congregation (group of houses), a subdivision of some religious institutes in the Catholic Church *Qahal, an Israelite organizational structure often translated as ''congregation'' *Congregation (university), an assembly of senior members of a university * The general audience in a ward in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Music * The Congregation (band), an English pop group, sold in the US and Canada as The English Congregation * ''Congregation'' (The Afghan Whigs album) **"Congregation", th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioceses Of The Episcopal Church In The United States Of America
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 99 dioceses in the United States proper, plus eleven dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, for a total of 2 dioceses. A diocese, which is led by a bishop, includes all the parishes and missions within its borders, which usually correspond to a U.S. state, state or a portion of a state. Some dioceses includes portions of more than one state. For example, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Diocese of Washington includes Washington, D.C., the District of Columbia and part of Maryland. Overview The naming convention for the domestic dioceses, for the most part, is after the state in which they are located or a portion of that state (for example, Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan, Northern Michigan or Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, West Texas). Usually (though not always), in a state where there is more than one dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Synod (at a regional level) and the General Assembly (the Church's highest court). However, the synods were abolished in the early 1990s. Scottish local government was reorganised in 1975, creating a new system of regions and districts to replace the long-standing counties and burghs. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland also ordered a major reorganisation of presbyteries in the mid-1970s, redrawing presbytery boundaries to make them broadly contiguous with the then-new local government boundaries. An example was the union of the former Presbyteries of Cupar and St Andrews, creating a new Presbytery of St Andrews (which also included the Parishes of Newport-on-Tay, Wormit and Tayport, previously in the Presbytery of Dundee). This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
