Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Ireland)
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The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is denomination that is found in Northern Ireland. It broke away from Irish Presbyterian Church (now called the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
) in 1927. A number of congregations left their mother church after a Professor Davey
at the Union Theological College
who had been charged of five counts of heresy was acquittedhttp://www.atstranmillis.com/history.html.
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland , is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland...
) in 1927. A number of congregations left their mother church after a Professor Davey
James E. Davey
The Reverend James Ernest Davey was an Irish Presbyterian minister, historian and theologian who was acquitted on charges of heresy in 1927 and elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland in 1951.- Education :...
at the Union Theological College
Union Theological College
Union Theological College is the theological college for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1853 as Assembly's College. The building served as the location for the early Northern Ireland Parliaments.The college offers a full range...
who had been charged of five counts of heresy was acquittedhttp://www.atstranmillis.com/history.html.
Resources
- Astran Mills Evangelical Presbyterian Church website- history sectionhttp://www.atstranmillis.com/history.html
- Denominations websitehttp://www.epcni.org.uk/
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