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The congregation of Leslie First United Presbyterian Church, which belonged to the Burgher branch of the Secession Church, can be traced back to 1748 when the Burgher Presbytery was petitioned by a number of persons resident in and around Leslie, requesting that they be provided with sermon. Supply sermon was provided at least once each month from this time, however after a period of two years the Burgher families living in Falkland, and also those residing on the east side of Leslie, were annexed to recently established congregations in Auchtermuchty and in Kennoway. This left the congregation so reduced in numbers that the Burgher cause at Leslie had to be dissolved for a time. A revival however took place in 1761, and 10 years later in 1771 a church, which was to serve the congregation for nearly 90 years, was opened. During the following year, John Morton, the first minister of the charge, was ordained. In 1900, upon the union of the Free Church and the United Presbyterians, Leslie Free Church became Leslie Trinity United Free Church, and in 1918 Leslie Trinity United Free was joined with the congregation of Leslie Logan, under the name of Leslie Logan-Martin. After this local union, the former Trinity church continued in use as the place of worship for the united charge, and following the 1929 union of the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland, Leslie Logan-Martin United Free became Leslie Logan-Martin Church of Scotland. In 1956 Leslie Logan-Martin was joined with the charge of Leslie West and Prinlaws, to form the session of Leslie Trinity Church of Scotland. The congregation sat within the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy throughout its existence. |