Free Church of Scotland (since 1900)
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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.
Free Church of Scotland | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Theology | Reformed theology |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Moderator | Rev. Callum Macleod |
Associations | |
Region | Scotland and North America |
Headquarters | Edinburgh |
Origin | 1843 |
Branched from | Church of Scotland |
Separations | Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (separated 2000) |
Congregations | circa 111 (details) |
Members | (Average attendance:) 8,000[2] 5,400 communicant members[3] |
Ministers | circa 60 |
Official website | freechurch |
The Free Church was and still is sometimes colloquially known by the term "The Wee Frees",[5][6] even though, in 21st century Scotland, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination after the Church of Scotland.[7] Since this term was originally used in comparing the Free Church with the United Free Church (which is now a much smaller denomination), the Free Church of Scotland now deprecates the use of the term.[8][9]