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Charity No
SC022818
Charities Register in Scotland No 5620/6 Form of Government An appeal can be made to the presbytery from the local Kirk Session (the local congregation’s spiritual leadership), where a ‘case’ may be heard and over-ruled. Again there can be an appeal from the presbytery up to the Annual Assembly. The Annual Assembly, where representatives from other presbyteries abroad attend, is the Supreme Court of the church. There is no appeal from that court. We must ‘acquiesce’ and go along with the ruling and if we wish we can state our appeal to Christ in the Court in heaven at the Great Judgement Day. Membership Membership is open to those already baptised and who wish to profess saving faith in Christ for the first time. We accept the baptism performed by other Christian denominations. There is no ‘policing’ of members’ behaviour, but we do hope that members will live lives, as Paul put it, "worthy of the gospel of Christ" [Phil 1:27]. We believe Christian conduct ought to be different from the conduct of unbelievers. Communion – Lord’s Supper
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