The Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland:

• separate from Anglican Church

• has its own organization

• both men and woman are admitted to the ministry

• Appoints its own ministers

• Not subject to parliamentary discussion or modification

Free Churches:

• originated after the Reformation

• own from religious organization

• no archbishops and bishops

• men and woman in the ministry

• simple services

Quakers. The society of friends:

• one of the oldest free churches

• 17^th century

• no organized services

• they refused to be in the army

• no mass, no confessions

The Salvation Army:

• William Booth

• Preaching and doing social work among the poor

• Military organization

• Major general

The Baptist Church:

• one of the oldest free churches

• most churches are grouped in association of churches

• the Baptist union of Great Britain

• reject infant baptism

• Wales

The united Reformed Church:

• 1972

• congregational Church

• Presbyterian church

Cooperation among Churches:

• The British Council of Churches

• Ecumenical movement

Other religious communities:

• The Jewish Faith

• Orthodox- the Chief Rabbi Liberal

• Muslims

• The Islamic Cultural Mosqac?:/

• Sikh and Hindu communities

• 150 temples

• Buddhist Group

• 200centres

• 7 monasteries

Attendance:

• 1/6 of adult population are members of a Christian Church

• Lowest membership- England 13%

• Highest membership- Northern Ireland- 80%

• Decline in membership of largest Christian church

• Growing number of new faith

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