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The Church of Scotland (Scots: The Kirk o Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland, and still one of the country's largest, with 270,000 members in 2022 (In 1982 the Church of Scotland had nearly 920,000 members; a decline of 70%).
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- John Knox
- 270,300 (2022)
- August 1560 (Reformation Parliament), 463 years ago
A Igreja da Escócia (em inglês: Church of Scotland, em scots: The Scots Kirk; em gaélico escocês: Eaglais na h-Alba) é uma denominação protestante, de orientação reformada. É a igreja nacional da Escócia, afiliada ao Presbiterianismo. É a maior religião do país por autoindentificação.
- Lorna Hood
- Fé Reformada
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Church of Scotland is the national church of Scotland, established by law. It is Presbyterian. [1] . The Presbyterian Church of Scotland is distinguished from the Anglican Church in a number of ways. It does not have bishops or archbishops; nor is the British monarch its head.
A Church of Scotland congregation is led by its minister and elders. Both of these terms are also used in other Christian denominations: see Minister (Christianity) and Elder (Christianity). This article discusses the specific understanding of their roles and functions in the Scottish Church.
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Wikipedia. Entrance to the Assembly Hall from New College. The spire of the former Victoria Hall is seen in the background. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body. [1] .
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. Early Critics.