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The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (abbreviation: FC(C), Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Leantainneach) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination which was formed in January 2000. It claims to be the true continuation of the Free Church of Scotland , hence its name.
Continuing churches are particularly common in Presbyterianism and are present in Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States. [2] Examples include the Free Church of Scotland (1900), [3] the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1906), [4] the Presbyterian Church in Canada (1925), [5] the United Free Church of Scotland (1929), [6] the Congregational Federation (1972), [7] the Presbyterian ...
The Free Church of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor; [4] Scots: Free Kirk o Scotland) is a conservative evangelical Calvinist denomination in Scotland.It is the continuation of the original Free Church of Scotland that remained outside the union with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1900, and remains a distinct Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
The Snizort Free Church, is a place of worship of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) in the township of Skeabost in Snizort on the island of Skye. The church was built in 1847, [1] and was led for some time by Roderick Macleod. [2] [3] In 2023, the minister was Rev. Murdo A N Macleod. [4]
Voluntaryism led some to oppose the union (the United Free Church Association, led by James Barr – minister of Govan and Labour MP for Motherwell). When it came, 13,000 UFC members remained outside, calling themselves the United Free Church (Continuing). [6]
Free Church of Scotland - has 9 congregations in North America; Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) - has 8 congregations in the USA; Associated Presbyterian Churches - has 1 congregation in Vancouver; Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland - has 3 congregations in the US and Canada; Chart of splits and mergers of North American Presbyterian ...
The word "Free" was suggested and adopted because the new church was to be an anti-slavery church (slavery was an issue in those days), because pews in the churches were to be free to all rather than sold or rented (as was common), and because the new church hoped for the freedom of the Holy Spirit in the services rather than a stifling formality.
Shawbost Free Church Barvas [8] 1893 Free Church: Formed from Carloway Free Church Cross Free Church Barvas [9] 1843 Free Church: Worshipped in South Dell building from 1846. Current building 1892 Shawbost Free Church (Continuing) Barvas Free Church (Cont) [10] Ness Free Church (Continuing) Barvas [11] 2000
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