Abbeygreen Church

Abbeygreen Church
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55°38′26″N 3°53′13″W / 55.64057°N 3.886878°W / 55.64057; -3.886878
DenominationFree Church of Scotland
ChurchmanshipChristian, Protestant, Presbyterian, Reformed
WebsiteAbbeygreen,
Scottish Reformed Conference
Administration
PresbyteryGlasgow
ParishAbbeygreen Parish
Clergy
Minister(s)Vacant [Interim Moderator: Norman Mackay]

Abbeygreen Church[1] is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland in the small town of Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. As a Christian congregation, it is presbyterian and reformed; holding the Word of God, the Holy Bible, as the supreme rule of life and doctrine and as a subordinate standard, the Westminster Confession of Faith which helps explain the doctrines of the Christian faith. Being Presbyterian, it serves as part of the Free Church of Scotland Presbytery of Glasgow and seeks to faithfully serve God in Lesmahagow and the surrounding area. Having a missional outlook it is involved with a number of missionary organizations including, but not only, UFM Worldwide[2] and Rose of Sharon Ministries,[3] and helps with the organization and support of the Scottish Reformed Conference.[4]

The congregation was formed during the Disruption of 1843. Its foundation stone was laid in August 1843 and the church opened on 15 February 1844. The church building,[5] its manse[6] and grounds[7] are directly west of the Glebe Park[8] on Abbeygreen. The congregation of Abbeygreen was formed out of the Parish Church of Lesmahagow by secession from the Church of Scotland in 1843. Lesmahagow Old Parish Church was built, in its present form,[9] in 1804,[10] at the site of the medieval Lesmahagow Priory.[11]

  1. ^ "Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland Website". Archived from the original on 7 January 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "UFM Worldwide". UFM. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001.
  3. ^ "The Rose Of Sharon Ministries". SimpleSite.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Scottish Reformed Conference". Archived from the original on 18 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ 55°38′26.06″N 3°53′12.76″W / 55.6405722°N 3.8868778°W / 55.6405722; -3.8868778
  6. ^ 55°38′26.8″N 3°53′11.88″W / 55.640778°N 3.8866333°W / 55.640778; -3.8866333
  7. ^ 55°38′26.51″N 3°53′13.03″W / 55.6406972°N 3.8869528°W / 55.6406972; -3.8869528
  8. ^ 55°38′26.06″N 3°53′7.11″W / 55.6405722°N 3.8853083°W / 55.6405722; -3.8853083
  9. ^ 55°38′16.40″N 3°53′8.07″W / 55.6378889°N 3.8855750°W / 55.6378889; -3.8855750
  10. ^ Scott DD, Hew (1920). Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae (The Succession of Ministers in The Church of Scotland from the Reformation), Vol III, Synod of Glasgow & Ayr. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. pp. 313–316. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ 55°38′15.57″N 3°53′7.58″W / 55.6376583°N 3.8854389°W / 55.6376583; -3.8854389