Everything about The General Synod totally explained
The
General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations.==Anglican Communion==
Church of England
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
General Synod (Lutheran).
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