Governing Bodies of Churches
- General Assembly (presbyterian church), a supreme governing body, such as
- The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
- The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, representing Unitarian churches in the United Kingdom
- The General Assembly (Unitarian Universalist Association), representing member Unitarian Universalist congregations in the United States
- See also List of Christian denominations#Presbyterian and Reformed Churches
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