Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders...

are four general types of polity: episcopal, connexional, presbyterian, and congregational. Churches having episcopal polity are governed by bishops. The...

practice congregational polity or a form of presbyterian polity. Others, including the Church of Sweden, practice episcopal polity; the Church of Sweden...

theological views within contemporary Presbyterianism. Local congregations of churches which use Presbyterian polity are governed by sessions made up of...

distinguished from episcopal polity which is governance by a hierarchy of bishops, and is also distinct from presbyterian polity in which higher assemblies...

Reformed theology and Presbyterian polity. It was established in 2012 by former congregations and members of the Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated...

of Scotland embraced Reformed theology and presbyterian polity. The Ulster Scots brought their Presbyterian faith with them to Ireland, where they laid...

The URC is governed by a combined form of congregationalism and presbyterian polity. According to its 2022 Yearbook, the United Reformed Church has approximately...

opponents). In church polity, Puritans were divided between supporters of episcopal, presbyterian, and congregational polities. Some believed a uniform...

execution in 1649, the Covenanter government, in order to protect the Presbyterian polity and Calvinist doctrine of the Church of Scotland, signed the Treaty...