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In 1746 the first seceder services were conducted within the county of Buchan in the village of Kinmundy, which sat within the parish of Old Deer, and soon after it was proposed that a minister be ordained who would preach two successive Sundays in every eight within Buchan, one week in Kinmundy and the next in Craigdam. The latter of these locations was selected, for reasons unknown, to be the main gathering point of the seceders resident within the area, and the congregation of Craigdam Antiburgher Church was formed. William Brown, the first minister of the Craigdam congregation was ordained in 1752 and the church, which was later replaced c. 1805, is thought to have been erected in 1754. In 1847 Craigdam Antiburgher congregation became part of the United Presbyterian Church. Following the union of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900, Craigdam United Presbyterian became Craigdam United Free Church and upon the 1929 union between the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland, Craigdam United Free Church became Craigdam Church of Scotland. In 1958 Craigdam was joined with the congregation of Tarves under the ministry of Rev C.H. Stuart, minister at Tarves. The congregation of Tarves Church of Scotland sits under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Gordon. |