The Fellowship of Confessing Churches is a fellowship of congregations of the
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
that was formed in April 2009 in response to the decision of the General Assembly to uphold the ordination of
Scott Rennie
Scott Martin Rennie (born 31 March 1972) is a Scottish clergyman who is the Minister of Crown Court Church of Scotland, London. He was formerly Minister of Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen (2009-2022) and Brechin Cathedral in the Church of Scotl ...
, a minister who was in a homosexual relationship. The group has declared their rejection of what they deem to be "new teachings and practices which depart from the historic Christian faith, turn away from the orthodox gospel of repentance and faith, and publicly sanctify what the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts ...
proclaims as sin".
The Fellowship of Confessing Churches has identified the following as "Related Sites and Organizations" :
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Forward Together (Scotland)"
* "Confessing Churches in Presbyterian Church of the USA" (which is formally known as "The Presbyterian Lay Committee")
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Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans
The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (branded as GAFCON or Gafcon) is a global network of conservative Anglican churches that formed in 2008 in response to an ongoing theological crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Conservative ...
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In May 2011 it was reported that 62 churches had joined the Fellowship.
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See also
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Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
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Confessing Movement
The Confessing Movement is a largely laity, lay-led Conservative Christianity, theologically conservative Christian movement that opposes the influence of liberal christianity, theological liberalism and progressive christianity, theological pr ...
References
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External links
Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090903224954/http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/extranet/xga/statement.htm Church of Scotland Statement on Dissent and ComplaintThe Herald, 13 September 2009, Revealed the Evangelical Plan to grab Kirk Assets
Presbyterianism in Scotland
Christian organizations established in 2009