Associated Presbyterian Churches [SEP] inception
Associated Presbyterian Churches
The Associated Presbyterian Churches (APC) is a Scottish Christian denomination (with a congregation in Canada), formed in 1989 from part of the community of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
History.
The division occurred because of a continuing difference over liberty of conscience (as defined in the Westminster Confession of Faith), which came to a head over the attendance of Lord Mackay of Clashfern at a Requiem Mass which formed part of the funeral of a colleague, former Lord Justice Clerk Lord Wheatley
Free Presbyterian Churches, the pulpit fall bears the motto and logo of the Church, albeit in slightly different designs.
Moderators.
- Sydney Lince – 1951
- Ian Paisley – 1951–2008
- Ron Johnstone – 2008–2012
- John Greer – 2012–2015
- Thomas Murray – 2015–2018
- Gordon Dane – Sep 2018-Present
Books.
Glynn Moore and Sharon Dick, "The History of Crossgar Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, A New Beginning .."(Crossgar, Co. Down: Crossgar Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster