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Newton Stewart Reformed Presbyterian church, Penninghame Free church from 1876, Princes Street, United Free, Rutherford, united with Creebridge in 1909 as Trinity, and with York Road in 1924 as St John's, Church of Scotland |
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Newton Stewart Reformed Presbyterian Church arose from a disjunction within the Galloway congregation of the RP church in 1796. The first meeting house, however, was only built after 1818, and the first church in 1833. In 1876 it adhered to the Free Church as Newton-Stewart. The United Free charge, Newton Stewart Rutherford, united with Newton Stewart Creebridge as Newton Stewart Trinity United Free in 1909. This in turn united with Newton Stewart York Road as Newton Stewart St John's United Free in 1926. The Church of Scotland charge united with Penninghame asPenninghame St John's in 1971. It was in the presbytery of Wigtown and the synod of Ayr. |