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Church of Scotland

national church of Scotland

19 dated entries naming Church of Scotland, drawn from 16 separate years between 1606 CE and 1929 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1606July 1 – Scottish minister Patrick Simson and 44 other ministers of the Church of Scotland sign Simson's Protest to the Scottish Parliament against the introduction to Scotland of a hierarchy of bishops.source
  • 1635May – Without consulting the Parliament of Scotland, Charles I authorized a new Book of Canons, which among others made him the head of the Church of Scotland.source
  • 1638February 28 – The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in opposition to changes to the Church of Scotland proposed by King Charles I.source
  • 1638November 21 – The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is summoned to Glasgow, by King Charles I.source
  • 1666November 28 – The Battle of Rullion Green takes place in the Pentland Hills near Midlothian in Scotland as the culmination of the brief 'Pentland Rising' which began on November 15 as a rebellion by the Covenanters who oppose changes in the Church of Scotland. At least 2,000 men of the Scottish Royal Army, led by General Thomas Dalyell, defeat more than 750 Covenanter rebels who have been under the command of James Wallace of Auchens.source
  • 1679May 3 – James Sharp, the Church of Scotland's Archbishop of St Andrews, is assassinated at Magus Muir in Fife, when his coach is ambushed by a group of nine of the Scottish Covenanters. Only two of the assassins, David Hackston and Andrew Guillan, are captured.source
  • 1690April 25 – The Parliament of Scotland passes an Act to abolish episcopy in the presbyterian Church of Scotland. The Anglican Episcopal Church in Scotland continues as a separate denomination, retaining bishops.source

18th century

  • 1721Robert Wodrow publishes The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland.source
  • 1730March 12 – John Glas is deposed from the Church of Scotland; the Glasite sect forms around him.source
  • 173012 March – John Glas deposed from the Church of Scotland; the Glasite sect forms around him.source
  • 1733May–December – First Secession from the Church of Scotland.source

19th century

  • 1820The United Secession Church is established as a Presbyterian denomination by union of various churches which have seceded from the established Church of Scotland.source
  • 183027 May – Rev. Alexander Duff arrives in Calcutta as the Church of Scotland's first missionary to India.source
  • 1843May 18 – In Edinburgh, the Free Church of Scotland is disrupted from the Church of Scotland.source
  • 184318 May – the Disruption of the Church of Scotland takes place. Construction of the Triple Kirks in Aberdeen begins.source
  • 1845Tolbooth Kirk, Edinburgh, designed by James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Pugin, is completed as a church and General Assembly hall (Victoria Hall) for the Church of Scotland in the Royal Milesource
  • 18747 August – Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1874 abolishes patronage in the appointment of ministers to the Church of Scotland.source

20th century

  • 1927The Church of Scotland introduces the Church Hymnary, revised edition.source
  • 19292 October – the Union between the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland takes place.source

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