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The congregation of Aberdeen Charlotte Street first originated in 1840, following the departure of the minister of Belmont Street Church, Mr Templeton. A number of elders and members from Belmont Street chose to follow Mr Templeton, and thus the Presbytery of Aberdeen was petitioned requesting authorisation for the formation of a separate congregation, led by Mr Templeton. The request was immediately granted, partly due to the fact that it was widely known that Mr Templeton was suffering ill-health and would not be able to continue preaching. Mr Templeton died the same day. The Presbytery however met again the next week and following a report that Belmont Street voiced no objections to the break away members application, permission was granted, and what was known as the Fourth Secession congregation in Aberdeen came into being. The first minister, Patrick Robertson was ordained in 1841 and a church in Charlotte Street was opened soon after to house the congregation. At the 1900 union of the United Presbyterians and the Free Church, the charge became Charlotte Street United Free Church, and following the 1929 union of the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland the congregation was renamed Blackfriars. The charge of Aberdeen Blackfriars Church of Scotland was later dissolved in 1937. |