What is Free Church of Scotland?
{{no sources|date=February 2016}} The '''Free Church of Scotland''' is the general name given to groups of worshippers who broke off from the official [[Church of Scotland]]. All these Scottish churches are [[Presbyterian]], based on the ideas of [[John Knox]], and do not have permanent leaders such as [[Pope]]s or [[bishop]]s. The breakaway groups, like the Church of Scotland itself, base their beliefs on the [[Bible]], but differ in how it should be understood. As a general rule, all the Wee Frees read the Bible in a fairly [[Biblical inerrancy|literal way]], more so than the Church of Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 24, 2025|title=Free Church Ministry Opportunities Shared With ETS Students|work=Free Chruch of Scotland|url=https://freechurch.org/free-church-ministry-opportunities-shared-with-ets-students/|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 24, 2025|title=Cousins Accept Call to Ministry in Two Free Church Congregations|work=Free Chruch of Scotland|url=https://freechurch.org/cousins-accept-call-church-congregations/|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> The main free churches are: *Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900) This was formed by a large group from the established Church of Scotland in 1843. Eventually, in 1900 most of them joined with the U.P. and rejoined the Church of Scotland. *Free Church of Scotland (since 1900; known as the '''Wee Frees''') *Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Founded in 2000, regards itself as the true continuation of the Free Church of Scotland. *United Free Church of Scotland (founded 1900 from the U.P. and the earlier Free Church of Scotland) *The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (1847{{ndash}}1900; known as the '''U.P.''') This included even earlier and smaller churches such as the United Secession Church and the Relief Church. *Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland (the '''Wee Wee Frees''', 1893; have Elders) *Associated Presbyterian Churches (breakoff from the Wee Wee Frees in 1989) == References == {{Reflist}}{{religion-stub}} [[Category: