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The "Disruption" in the Church of Scotland took place in 1843, with approximately one-third of the ministers leaving to form the Free Church of Scotland. The Moderator in this critical year was Duncan Macfarlan (High Church of Glasgow) 1844 John Lee (Principal, University of Edinburgh) 1845 Alexander Hill (Professor of Divinity, University of ...
Pages in category "Ministers of the United Free Church of Scotland" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Elder and presbyter remain theoretically as synonyms in Church of Scotland usage, but in practice presbyter is often reserved for those elders who are members of presbytery, one of the higher courts of the Church. Minister comes from a Latin word meaning servant, and is also used in the Church as a verb: to minister to the needs of God's people.
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.
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While the Bible is the basis of faith of the Church of Scotland, and the Westminster Confession of Faith is the subordinate standard, [22] [23] a request was presented to a General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for a statement explaining the historic Christian faith in jargon-free non-theological language. "God's Invitation" was prepared ...
[2] [3] Earlier General Assemblies had taken place in different churches in Scotland's major burghs. [4] The Church of Scotland General Assembly usually meets for a week of intensive deliberation once a year in May. Ministers, elders and deacons are eligible to be "Commissioners" to the General Assembly. Typically a parish minister would attend ...