merged with the United Secession Church in 1847 to form United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Founder
Thomas Gillespie
Origin
1761 Colinsburgh, Fife
Separated from
Church of Scotland
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The Relief Church (or Presbytery of Relief) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination founded in 1761.[1] In 1847 it united with the United Secession Church to form the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
In relation to the history of the Church of Scotland it is known as the Second Secession: relating to the First Secession of 1733.
^Drummond, Robert J. (1944). "Traditions of the Relief Church". Scottish Church History Society: 43–54. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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