College of Levantine Churches
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 College of Levantine Churches | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Protestant theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Structure | Communion |
| President of the Congress of Bishops | Rev. John C. Bishop |
| Administration | Congress of Bishops |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Origin | 1950 |
The College of Levantine Churches is a Protestant communion of churches primarily within the Levantine Union. It is the largest Protestant denomination in Levantia and the second largest denomination behind the Catholic Church.
Ecclesiology, polity and ethos
Historic episcopate
History
Constituent histories
Association of Old Believers
Chantric Christians in Levantia
Lutheran Church of Dericania
Old Catholic Association of Levantia
Methodist Church of Corcra
Other churches
1974 Reform
Organization
Congress of Bishops
Presidency
Episcopal congregations
Episcopal Congregation of the Fraternal Church
Methodist Episcopal Congregation
Episcopal Congregation of the Reformed Church
Provinces
Metropoles
Metropolitan Committees
Ecumenical relations
Partial communions
The College of Levantine Churches has established, within its ecclesiology, the concept of "partial communion". Churches in partial communion with the College of Levantine Churches are recognized as having "valid historic episcopacy and clerical ordination" and whose theology "is substantially similar" to that of the College, even if it possesses "specific cultural or traditional methods of exploring and explaining theological concepts", meaning that the church in question largely teaches the same doctrine with some minor differences in expression. These differences in expression may prevent full communion, but partial communion churches are viewed, nonetheless, to have some share in the role of the Church visible.