United Free Church of Scotland | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Calvinist |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Associations | majority incorporated into the Church of Scotland in 1929 |
Region | Scotland |
Origin | 1900 |
Merger of | The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and most of the Free Church of Scotland |
Congregations | 47[1] |
Members | 1782 (Communicant) [1] |
Ministers | 22 |
Official website | ufcos |
The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte, Scots: The Unitit Free Kirk o Scotland) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and the majority of the 19th-century Free Church of Scotland. The majority of the United Free Church of Scotland united with the Church of Scotland in 1929.