Relief Church
1761 Scottish Presbyterian denomination / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Relief Church (or Presbytery of Relief) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination founded in 1761.[1] In 1847 it united with the United Secession Church to form the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
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Relief Church | |
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Classification | Protestantism |
Theology | Calvinism |
Polity | Presbyterian |
Associations | merged with the United Secession Church in 1847 to form United Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
Founder | Thomas Gillespie |
Origin | 1761 Colinsburgh, Fife |
Separated from | Church of Scotland |
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In relation to the history of the Church of Scotland it is known as the Second Secession: relating to the First Secession of 1733.