Free Church of Scotland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Free_Church_of_Scotland
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Free Church of Scotland
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Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Evangelical_Alliance
gptkb:International_Conference_of_Reformed_Churches
gptkbp:country gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Disruption_of_1843
gptkbp:foundedIn 1843
gptkbp:governingBody Presbyterian polity
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:Edinburgh_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Scottish_Gaelic
English
gptkbp:membership approximately 13,000 (2020s)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_Free_Church_of_Scotland
1900
gptkbp:missionaryWork gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Free_Church_College,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Disruption_of_1843
gptkb:Union_of_1900
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:William_Cunningham
gptkb:Thomas_Chalmers
gptkb:James_Begg
gptkb:Robert_Smith_Candlish
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations over 100 (2020s)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Free_Church_Monthly
The Record
gptkbp:remnantContinued gptkb:Free_Church_of_Scotland_(post-1900)
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:theology gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:website https://freechurch.org
gptkbp:worshipStyle Exclusive psalmody
No instrumental music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:God_the_Father
gptkb:Reformed_churches
gptkb:Thomas_Chalmers
gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith
gptkb:Westminster_Larger_Catechism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Free Church of Scotland