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Edinburgh, St. Andrew's Kirk Session originally formed a part of the parish of St. Cuthbert's but was disjoined in 1785 and annexed to the parish of St. Giles. In 1786 however it was once more disjoined and erected into an independent parish. The parish church was opened in 1784 to accommodate the rising population of Edinburgh's New Town, of which St. Andrew's was both the first church and first parish. For several years up to 1851 the annual meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland were held in St. Andrew's church and it was this church that provided the scene for the meeting in 1843 when the disruption occurred, leading to the formation of the Free Church. Queen Street church was united with St. Andrew's in 1947, following the union, the session continued under the name of St. Andrew's and the Queen Street buildings were converted for use as the church halls. In 1962 a link was established with St. George's, however this was later terminated in 1964 in favour of a union between the two parishes, under the name of St. Andrew's and St. George's. After the union St. George's Church was sold and developed to serve as West Register House. In 2010 a further union took place with the congregation of St George's West to form the charge of St Andrew's and St George's West. The kirk session sits within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. |