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The Girl's Association of the Church of Scotland was an organisation run specifically for girls and young women, between the ages of 15 and 30, who were connected with the church, and who were willing to undertake a commitment to aim to dedicate their lives to the workings of the church. The association was established in 1929 at the Union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church when, as a consequence, the United Free Church organisation of the Girl's Auxiliary and the Church of Scotland organisation of the Girls' Guild, agreed to united together under the banner of The Girl's Association of the Church of Scotland. The United Free Church Girl's Auxiliary was formed in 1901 as part of the Women's Foreign Mission. It was the principle aim initially of this organisation to attract young women into foreign missionary work. The Girl's Guild formed at the later date of 1919 as part of the Church of Scotland Women's Guild. As a united society the Girl's Association stood as a financially independent organisation who reported to the General Assembly through the Committee of Societies of Young Men and Women and the Christian Life and Work Committee. A branch of the Girl's Association was established in any congregation containing girls of the appropriate age who were willing to accept the aims of the association, and where there existed three or more branches within a single Presbytery there was also a Presbyterial Committee established. |