St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk

St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk is a church in Nassau, Bahamas. The church was founded by fifty-five Scottish Presbyterian settlers in 1798, as the St. Andrews Society. In August 7, 1810 the foundation stone of the Kirk was laid, while in 1842 a Session room was added to the Kirk. In 1872 it started mission School in Bin Town. In 1890s the manse was begun to built. The boys brigade in Nassau was started in Kirk in the 1909. It adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith, Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed[1] and has several house fellowships.[2] For several years it was affiliated with the Church of Scotland, but in 2009 conversation with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church begun, and is now affiliated with the EPC. The long range plan to form the Bahama Presbytery.[3][4]

Lucaya Presbyterian Church in Grand Bahama is also affiliated with the EPC.[5]

The Kirk of the Pines is a mission station of the Kirk in the Bahamas.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.standrewskirk.com/about_us.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1253&lg=eng
  3. ↑ http://www.standrewskirk.com/about_us.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.standrewskirk.com/our_history.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.lucayachurch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=66


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