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1.1

The King and Head of the Church

I. THE KING AND HEAD OF THE CHURCH Jesus Christ, upon whose shoulders the government rests, whose name is called Wonderful, Counselor, …

6.9

5-9

5-9. A new church can be organized only by the authority of Presbytery. a. A Presbytery should establish …

13.5

12-5

12-5. The church Session is charged with maintaining the spiritual government of the church, for which purpose …

25.6

24-6

… Having done this, he shall propose to the candidate, in the presence of the church, the following questions, namely: 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and …

26.11

25-11

25-11. While a congregation consists of all the communing members of a particular church, and in matters ecclesiastical the actions of such local congregation or church shall be …

14.9

13-9

… receive, dismiss, ordain, install, remove and judge ministers; b. To review the records of church Sessions, redress whatever they may have done contrary to order and take effectual care …

15.1

14-1

14-1. The General Assembly is the highest court of this Church, and represents in one body all the churches thereof. It bears the title of …

1.2

Preliminary Principles

II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and agreeable to …

6.2

5-2

5-2. Ordinarily, mission churches are established by Presbyteries within their boundaries. a. Initiatives to which the Presbytery may …

22.4

21-4

… as approved by the General Assembly and one of the Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in America. No Presbytery shall omit any of these educational requirements except in extraordinary …

14.10

13-10

13-10. When a Presbytery determines to dissolve a church, it shall give no less than sixty (60) days notice of such dissolution to …

38.4

37-4

… brought to repentance, and to desire to be readmitted to the communion of the church, the Session, having obtained sufficient evidence of his sincere penitence, shall proceed to restore …

46.2

46-2

46-2. When a church member shall remove his residence beyond the bounds of the church of which he …

6.3

5-3

5-3. The mission church, because of its transitional condition, requires a temporary system of government. Depending on the …

15.6

14-6

… to bear testimony against error in doctrine and immorality in practice, injuriously affecting the Church; to decide in all controversies respecting doctrine and discipline; b. To give its advice …

26.7

25-7

25-7. If a particular church is incorporated, the provisions of its charter and bylaws must always be in accord …

26.2

25-2

25-2. Whenever it may seem for the best interests of the church that a congregational meeting should be held, the Session shall call such meeting and …

37.6

36-6

… brother, and of the decision to cut him off from the communion of the church. He shall then show from Matthew 18:15-18 and 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 the authority of …

39.3

38-3

38-3. a. When a member or officer in the Presbyterian Church in America shall attempt to withdraw from the communion of this branch of the …

40.3

39-3

… religion are to be determined” (WCF 1.10), and that the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America is “subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the …

56.4

56-4

… and right to the seal of it, and to the outward privileges of the Church, under the Gospel, no less than the children of Abraham in the time of …

6.5

5-5

5-5. The temporary government shall receive members (BCO 12-5.a) into the mission church according to the provisions of BCO 57 so far as they may be applicable. …

12.2

11-2

11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and precepts of …

12.4

11-4

… of each court should be distinctly defined. The Session exercises jurisdiction over a single church, the Presbytery over what is common to the ministers, Sessions, and churches within a …

13.1

12-1

12-1. The church Session consists of the pastor, associate pastor(s), if there be any, and the ruling …