Free Church of Scotland (since 1900)

The Free Church of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor; Scots: Free Kirk o Scotland) is an evangelical, Calvinist denomination in Scotland. It is the continuation of the original Free Church of Scotland that remained outside the union with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1900, and remains a distinct Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.

This article is about the Free Church of Scotland since 1900. For the 19th century Free Church, see Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900).

Free Church of Scotland
ClassificationProtestant
TheologyReformed theology
PolityPresbyterian
ModeratorBob Akroyd
Associations
RegionScotland and North America
HeadquartersEdinburgh
Origin1843
Branched fromChurch of Scotland
SeparationsFree Church of Scotland (Continuing) (separated 2000)
Congregationscirca 105 (details)
Members(Average attendance:) 8,000
5,400 communicant members
Ministerscirca 60
Official websitefreechurch.org

The Free Church was and still is sometimes colloquially known by the term "The Wee Frees", even though, in 21st century Scotland, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination after the national church. Since this term was originally used in comparing the Free Church with the United Free Church (which is now a much smaller denomination), the Free Church of Scotland now deprecates the use of the term.

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