Resultado da Busca
The Church of Scotland seeks to inspire the people of Scotland and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through worshiping and serving communities.
The Church of Scotland (Scots: The Kirk o Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na h-Alba) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland. It is one of the country's largest, having 259,200 members in 2023.
History. Iona Abbey. A brief overview of the founding and principal events in the history of the Church of Scotland. Although Christianity has existed in Scotland since before the sixth century AD, the origins of the Church of Scotland lie in the Reformation movement that began in the 16th century.
Alexander Henderson. Church of Scotland, national church in Scotland, which accepted the Presbyterian faith during the 16th-century Reformation. According to tradition, the first Christian church in Scotland was founded about 400 by St. Ninian. In the 6th century, Irish missionaries included St. Columba, who settled at Iona about 563.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Scottish Reformation was the process whereby Scotland broke away from the Catholic Church, and established the Protestant Church of Scotland. It forms part of the wider European 16th century Protestant Reformation.
Church finder | The Church of Scotland. Church Finder > Find your local church. You can find your nearest local church by entering your postcode, town or city into our church finder. If you do not know your full postcode, the Royal Mail postcode finder may be of help. Search. Distance (miles): 5.
