Didasko
| Didasko | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Reformed Westminster Confession of Faith |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Region | Scotland |
| Origin | 2017 |
| Separated from | Church of Scotland |
| Congregations | 7 congregations in Scotland. |
| Official website | https://sites.google.com/view/didaskoscotland/home |
| Religion in Scotland |
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Didasko is a family of conservative-evangelical Presbyterian churches in Scotland which have formed a Presbytery. It was formed in 2017 as a result of five congregations leaving the Church of Scotland, primarily due to disagreements about human sexuality.[1][2]
Origin
In 2008, the Presbytery of Aberdeen appointed Scott Rennie, a Church of Scotland minister, to serve within its bounds at Queen's Cross Church; the first time that a congregation and presbytery had voted to appoint an openly gay minister. This caused division within the denomination, resulting in some ministers, elders and members leaving the denomination, largely beginning in 2011 with High Hilton Church in Aberdeen.[3] In addition, some congregations split, resulting in a breakaway church, or effectively the whole congregation decided to leave the denomination as a whole.[2][4]
Ministers, congregations and breakaways have joined the Free Church of Scotland, the International Presbyterian Church and United Free Church of Scotland.[5] However, the original five congregations (Cornerstone Community Church, Edinburgh North Church, Grace Church Dundee, Gilcomston & Tron Church) in the Didasko Presbytery decided to come together to form their own fellowship.
Theology
Didasko is a collection of evangelical Presbyterian congregations in Scotland.
They are a confessing fellowship, in that "we confess the faith of Christ crucified, stand firm for the biblical gospel, affirm the historic creeds of catholic Christianity, and hold as a subordinate standard the Westminster Confession of Faith (Scripture itself being the only ultimate authority and standard)."[6]
They are committed to work, pray and support each other in their common mission to proclaim the Good News of Christ to the people of Scotland and beyond.[1]
Churches
| Church | Location | Minister | Web | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Community Church | Stirling | Rev. Calum Jack | https://cornerstonestirling.org/ | 2015[7] | Split from Stirling North Church of Scotland |
| Edinburgh North Church | Edinburgh | Rev. Stephen Ballingall | http://edinburghnorth.church/ | 2015[4] | |
| Grace Church Dundee | Dundee | Rev. Dominic Fisher | Split from Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church of Scotland | ||
| Gilcomston | Aberdeen | Rev. Nathan Owens | Congregation of Gilcomston South Church of Scotland | ||
| Maxwell Church | Kilmaurs | in vacancy | https://maxwellchurch.com/ | Moved from United Free to Didasko in 2024 | |
| Trinity Church | Bishopbriggs | Still to appoint first minister | New church plant | ||
| Tron Church | Glasgow | Rev. William Philip | https://www.tron.church/ | Whole congregation of The Tron Church of Scotland |
Partnerships
Didasko is a member of Affinity.[8][1]
External Links
References
- ^ a b c "Our Corporate members". Affinity. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ a b Symes, Andrew (27 July 2017). "Leaving the denomination". Anglican Mainstream. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Gospel Church that left Kirk over liberalism outgrows building". www.christian.org.uk. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ a b Baines, Peter Dickson and Matt (9 April 2019). "Departing from orthodoxy: what it was like to split from the Church of Scotland - Australian Church Record". Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Randall, David J (2015). A Sad Departure. Banner of Truth.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Didasko Fellowship Beliefs and Covenant.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "People". Cornerstone Community Church in Stirling. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Didasko Home". sites.google.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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