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Church of Scotland Yearbook, 2023-2024. The Church of Scotland Yearbook (known informally as the Red Book because of its red binding) is a collection of statistical data published annually by the Church of Scotland. It was first published in 1886, and has been published annually ever since. [1]
This began with the secession of 1733 and culminated in the Disruption of 1843 when a large portion of the church broke away to form the Free Church of Scotland. The seceding groups tended to divide and reunite among themselves—leading to a proliferation of Presbyterian denominations in Scotland, as is demonstrated in the timeline above.
From 1 April 2024, the salary of a Member of the Scottish Parliament is £72,196. Additional amounts are paid to ministers and officers of the Parliament. Both the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland receive the equivalent of an MSP salary included with their Law Officer salaries. [3]
[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 ...
Fiona Smith became the Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2022. She was the first woman to hold the office succeeding Rev Dr George Whyte [4] who had held the post since 2017. He was one of about forty men who have held the position since 1572. [5]
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The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every year. After chairing the Assembly, the Moderator then spends the following year representing the Church of Scotland at civic events ...
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