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.

Origin

In 2008, the

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, 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. In addition, some congregations split, resulting in a breakaway church, and some congregations decided to leave the denomination as a whole. Ministers, congregations and breakaways have joined the Free Church of Scotland, the

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and

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. However, the original five congregations (Cornerstone Community Church, Edinburgh North Church, Grace Church Dundee, Gilcomston and 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)." 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.

Churches

Partnerships

Didasko is a member of

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References

External links

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