The Church in Scotland

Guide to resources for study and research into Christian denominations in Scotland

Researching Christian denominations in Scotland

 The Baptist Church in Scotland |  The Congregational Church of Scotland |  The Methodist Church in Scotland |  Historical Alumni Database |  

The Baptist Church in Scotland

Archive Collections

Papers of Joseph Booth (1851-1932)

Joseph Booth (1851-1932) was a Baptist Church missionary in British Central Africa (present-day Malawi) and South Africa.

The Methodist Church in Scotland

Archive Collections

Papers relating to William James Heaton (1845-1933), Methodist minister

IIlustrations of W.J. Heaton's works on the Bible, with a further section "illustrating the great advance made by Wesleyan Methodism of late".

Collection of Stanley W. Smith (fl. 1937-1966)

The collection consists of papers and copies of items relating to the Methodist Mission and Church in Nigeria, in particular: articles, reports and papers about the mission (1922-1978); an index of relevant articles covering the period 1870-1970; transcripts and copies of diaries of Methodist missionaries.

 

The Congregational Church of Scotland

Archive Collections

Archive of the Scottish Congregational College

Even before they formed a union of churches, Congregationalists had come together in 1811 to found a theological hall. Later on, when the Congregational Union and the Evangelical Union united, they each had their own related theological institutes and together these places of learning formed a college - the Scottish Congregational College. 

Letters of the Rev. Ralph Wardlaw (1778-1853) and other items

Rev. Ralph Wardlaw, D.D. was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman and writer. Shortly after his University studies were complete Wardlaw turned to Independent Congregationalism. He was ordained in 1803, and was successful as a preacher. By 1811 he and Rev. Greville Ewing founded Glasgow's first academy for congregationalist theology.

Historical Alumni Database

A database of brief information about New College students 1843-1943 is available through the Historical Alumni pages. Entries have been annotated with some additional information from the Fasti of the Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland.

New College Library does not hold transcripts of students’ academic records and is unable to provide any contact information for current or former students. For more information about historic student records, contact Heritage Collections : HeritageCollections@ed.ac.uk