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Lathones Associate Congregation first originated in 1824 when the Secession Presbytery of Cupar was petitioned by a group, requesting that sermon be provided at the hamlet of Lathones, which sat midway between St Andrews and Largo. This request was granted and a church to house the congregation was erected by the end of that same year. In October 1825 the congregation met to discuss the appointment of a permanent minister to serve Lathones and the first minister, David McRae, was ordained on the 6th March 1827. In 1900, upon the union of the Free Church and the United Presbyterians, Lathones Associate Congregation became Lathones United Free Church and in 1924 the congregation was linked with that of Colinsburgh. Following the 1900 union between the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland, Lathones United Free became Lathones Church of Scotland and in 1933 the link with Colinsburgh was dissolved in favour of a union with Largoward. After this local union Lathones was dropped from the title of the charge and the former church and manse of Lathones were sold. |