is also common practice in the Canadian Presbyterian denominations. Scotland In the Church of Scotland, the mother church for the mainline Presbyterian Church, the Minister will not wear ornate clerical vestments. Generally, a black or colored Geneva gown is worn over a cassock with preaching neck bands and stoles. However more and more colored and ornate vestments are worn in the Church of Scotland. In fact, most all of the ministers of the Church of Scotland wear reverse collars and ornate vestments. In both the American and the Scottish churches, many of the ministers will wear clerical collars with their suits. Again this is very common in the PCUSA and to a lesser degree in PCA and other Presbyterian denominations. In the Church of Scotland, this is a very common practice with the ministers. Methodism United Kingdom In British Methodism, a minister (presbyter) often wears a simple business suit with a coloured shirt and clerical collar. For more formal services a minister will adopt a cassock with bands. For ceremonial and very formal occasions, such as the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in London, a traditional black Geneva preaching gown, academic hood and bands may be worn. Methodist deacons (male or female) have a less strict dress code; but they often wear dark blue clothing, and always wear the pectoral cross of their religious order. United States Dress in the United Methodist Church differs from the British norms. There are no official rules on vestments or clerical clothing. Therefore, use of clerical clothing by United Methodist clergy varies greatly by location and situation. Methodist clergy frequently wear clerical clothing on pastoral visits at hospitals and nursing facilities. Elders will most frequently wear black or blue clerical shirts while bishops will wear purple. See also Choir dress CM Almy, an American manufacturer of clerical clothing References Further reading External links Dress of Roman Catholic Clergy Why Clergy Should Wear Clericals Clerical Attire According to the Byzantine Tradition Clerical Clothing: Simple, elegant and traditional Instructions for attaching and wearing neckband collars Geneva gown Presbyterianism Christian clothing History of clothing