The Free Presbyterian Kirk o Ulster is a Christian denomination foundit bi Ian Paisley in 1951.[note 1] Doctrinally, the Kirk descrieves itssel as fundamentalist, evangelical, an separatist. Maist o its members bide in Norlan Airlan, whaur the Kirk is heidquarterit, an in Coontie Dunnygal. The Kirk haes additional congregations in the Republic o Airlan, Great Bretane an Australie,[3] an a sister denomination in North America that haes congregations in Canada an the Unitit States. It forby haes a sister denomination in Nepal whilk wes formit fae the Nepal mission tae the Unreachit in November 2013.[4]
| Free Presbyterian Kirk o Ulster | |
|---|---|
| Clessification | Protestant |
| Orientaition | Fundamentalist Calvinism |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Moderator | Gordon Dane |
| Associations | Whitefield College o the Bible |
| Region | Unitit Kinrick (maistlins Norlan Airlan)[1] |
| Foonder | Ian Paisley |
| Oreegin | 17 March 1951 Crossgar, Norlan Airlan |
| Separatit frae | Presbyterian Kirk in Airlan |
| Separations | Free Presbyterian Kirk o North America |
| Congregations | |
| Members | 15,000 |
| Offeecial wabsteid | www |
The moderator o the General Assemlie o the kirk the nou is Rev. Gordon Dane, minister o the foundin kirk in Crossgar. John Armstrong is moderator-depute the nou.
The Free Presbyterian Kirk o Ulster began on 17 Mairch 1951 (St. Petherick's Day) as the affcome o a stramash atween antrin members o the local Lissara Presbyterian[5] congregation in Crossgar, Countie Doun, Norlan Airlan, an the Doun Presbytery o the Presbyterian Kirk in Airlan. At a meetin on 8 Januar 1951, the Doun Presbytery baurt the elders o the local congregation fae usin the kirk hall fur a gospel mission. When twa elders refusit tae accept the Presbytery decision, thay war immediately suspendit. As a affcome o thir dis-greeance wi the Presbytery, five o the seven session members, aw the Sunday Scuil teachers, an 60 members o the kirk-fowk withdrew fae the Doun Presbytery an the Presbyterian Kirk in Airlan.[6]
- As weil as foundin the Free Presbyterian Kirk, Paisley forby foundit the Democratic Unionist Party, awtho the Kirk isna officially linked, an DUP politicians arena necessarily Kirk members.
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