Free Presbyterian Church

Free Presbyterian Church may mean:

  • Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, a breakaway from the Free Church of Scotland
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, sometimes known simply as Free Presbyterian Church, founded by Ian Paisley in 1951.
  • Free Presbyterian Church of North America, formerly part of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, became self-sufficient in 2005.
  • Free Presbyterian Church (Australia)
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria, formerly Free Presbyterian Church of Australia Felix
  • Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia popularly known as the Free Presbyterian Church

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