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== Understanding Church Organization == | == Understanding Church Organization == | ||
[[Image:United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|403x600px]]The Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian church) has been the recognised national church of Scotland since 1690; it is not a state or "established" church (although that latter description has found its way into various official documentation such as marriage registers) and that independence from the state was eventually acknowledged in the Church of Scotland Act 1921. The organization of the Church of Scotland is as follows: | [[Image:United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|403x600px|United Presbyterian Church at Stonehouse, Scotland.jpg]]The Church of Scotland (a Presbyterian church) has been the recognised national church of Scotland since 1690; it is not a state or "established" church (although that latter description has found its way into various official documentation such as marriage registers) and that independence from the state was eventually acknowledged in the Church of Scotland Act 1921. The organization of the Church of Scotland is as follows: | ||
*The General Assembly is the highest organizational body and serves as the final ecclesiastical court of appeals. | *The General Assembly is the highest organizational body and serves as the final ecclesiastical court of appeals. | ||
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