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South Atlantic Presbytery
Find churches in East New York, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Local Churches
Each church is governed by a session, composed of the minister(s) and ruling elder(s), which administers the affairs and discipline of the church. Congregations approve or disapprove sessional recommendations such as extending calls to ministers and church budgets. Each congregation owns its own property and approves by-laws that help apply the Constitution to the local situation.
Presbyteries
A presbytery consisting of ministers and elder delegates represents each congregation in a certain geographic region. The presbytery duties include:
- Receiving and ruling on all appeals and complaints brought before it from sessions;
- Overseeing the spiritual welfare of the local churches in the region;
- Providing accountability for ministers and local churches;
- Examining, ordaining, installing, and judging ministers and missionaries;
- Ministering together in mutual projects across the region, such as church planting efforts, camps, seminars, evangelistic efforts, and so on.