The Congregational Union of Ireland is strongly associated with the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell. [1] The Irish Congregational Church was formed in 1829. In 1899 it absorbed the Irish Evangelical Society. By 1927 there were about 10,000 members in Ireland. [2]
The denomination affirms the Savoy Declaration. [3] [4]
It has close contacts with the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches. [5]
Church membership is around 3,200 in 26 congregations. [6] Most members are in Northern Ireland; the Republic of Ireland census of 2016 enumerated 68 Congregationalists. [7]
The chairman is Rev. Nigel Kissing. [8][ as of?]
The Congregational Union of Ireland is strongly associated with the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell. [1] The Irish Congregational Church was formed in 1829. In 1899 it absorbed the Irish Evangelical Society. By 1927 there were about 10,000 members in Ireland. [2]
The denomination affirms the Savoy Declaration. [3] [4]
It has close contacts with the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches. [5]
Church membership is around 3,200 in 26 congregations. [6] Most members are in Northern Ireland; the Republic of Ireland census of 2016 enumerated 68 Congregationalists. [7]
The chairman is Rev. Nigel Kissing. [8][ as of?]