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The Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish denomination which was formed in 1843 by a large withdrawal from the established Church of Scotland in a schism [1] [2] known as the Disruption of 1843. [3] In 1900, the vast majority of the Free Church of Scotland joined with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland to form the United Free Church of ...
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.
Founded in 2014 by the former minister and members of St James Church of Scotland. [5] St Peter's Free Church: Dundee: Andy Pearson founded 1831 [6] Buccleuch Free Church Edinburgh: James Ross [7] founded 1856 [8] Christ Church Edinburgh: David Court [9] founded 2013, as a Free Church congregation in 2015. [10] Cornerstone Free Church Edinburgh ...
The United Free Church was during its relatively short existence the second largest Presbyterian church in Scotland. The Free Church brought into the union 1,068 congregations, the United Presbyterians 593. Combined they had a membership of some half a million Scots. The revenue of the former amounted to £706,546, of the latter to £361,743.
In contemporary usage, the Free Church of Scotland usually refers to: Free Church of Scotland (since 1900), that portion of the original Free Church which remained outside the 1900 merger; extant; It may also refer to: Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), seceded in 1843 from the Church of Scotland. The majority merged in 1900 into the United ...
The Disruption of 1843, also known as the Great Disruption, [2] was a schism in 1843 [3] [4] in which 450 evangelical ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland [5] to form the Free Church of Scotland. [6] The main conflict was over whether the Church of Scotland or the British Government had the power to control clerical positions and ...
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Edinburgh Theological Seminary, formerly known as the Free Church College, is a theological seminary in Edinburgh connected to the Free Church of Scotland. It traces its origins back to the foundation of New College, Edinburgh at the time of the Disruption of 1843 . [ 1 ]