Noun
free church (plural free churches)
(Christianity) A Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government, and neither defines government policy nor accepts theology, policy, or funding from the state.
Before the Established church of Scotland established a mission among the Yao of Kapeni 1876, another Scottish group of the Free Church of Scotland had secured land from the Machianga Yao chief Mponda in Mangochi. Source: Internet
For six years the missionaries who settled among the Yao in Mangochi i.e. the Free Church of Scotland failed miserably to convert Muslims to Christianity. Source: Internet
Hillington Park Parish Church ( Church of Scotland ) was originally called “Cardonald United Free Church”, with the current church hall on Berryknowes Road being built as a parish church of the United Free Church of Scotland in 1908. Source: Internet
In the late 19th century growing divisions between fundamentalist Calvinists and theological liberals resulted in a further split in the Free Church as the rigid Calvinists broke away to form the Free Presbyterian Church in 1893. Source: Internet
On the death of Mrs. Bannerman in 1879 her portion of the library went intact to the New College (of the Free Church), Edinburgh. Source: Internet
Presbyterian churches were founded in each colony, some with links to the Church of Scotland and others to the Free Church. Source: Internet