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The congregation at Paisley, Oakshaw Street has its origins in the Antiburgher Church. Initially there were problems with finding a suitable minister, but in 1756, James Alice, was ordained as minister of the united congregation of Paisley and Greenock. Not long afterwards in 1759 the Greenock section was disjoined and formed into a separate congregation. Thus the Paisley congregation began in earnest, and built its first church building in 1762. Various denominational unions followed, and in 1847 the congregation became Paisley Oakshaw Street United Presbyterian Church of Scotland. A further church union occurred in 1900 when the United Presbyterian Church united with the Free Church to form the United Free Church of Scotland, and the congregation at Paisley became Paisley Oakshaw East United Free Church of Scotland. 1927 brought a union with Paisley Gaelic United Free Church. The Gaelic Church building was sold, the Gaelic manse became the manse of the united congregation, and in addition to the usual Sunday worship, Gaelic services continued to be held once a month. Just two years later in 1929, the United Free Church passed back to the Established Church, and the congregation at Paisley became known as Paisley Oakshaw East and Gaelic Church of Scotland. The congregation was dissolved on 2 April 1951. |