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The Presbytery of Glasgow one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century. The Presbytery of Glasgow currently has 147 congregations, making it by far the largest Presbytery in the Church of Scotland.〔Church of Scotland Yearbook 2007-8, pp. 165-183, ISBN 978 0 86153 384 8〕 The Presbytery covers the city of Glasgow, Scotland, plus some neighbouring areas including Bishopbriggs, Cambuslang, Giffnock, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Newton Mearns and Rutherglen. ==Presbyterianism== As a Presbyterian church, the Church of Scotland has no bishops. Instead courts of ministers, elders and deacons have collective responsibility for the governance of the church. The Presbytery is the intermediate court of the church, subject to the General Assembly and responsible for the oversight of Kirk Sessions (at a congregational level.) As with all courts of the Church, the Presbytery is chaired by an annually elected Moderator. The Presbytery meets for ordinary business once per month (with the exception of January, July and August). Meetings are normally held in Govan and Linthouse Parish Church, Govan.〔Church of Scotland Yearbook 2007-8, p. 165, ISBN 978 0 86153 384 8〕 In 2003-2004, the Rev Adah Younger (minister at Dennistoun Central Parish Church) became the first woman to be Moderator of the Presbytery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Presbytery of Glasgow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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