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The Congregational Union of Ireland is strongly associated with the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell. The Irish Congregational Church was formed in 1829. In 1899 it absorbed the Irish Evangelical Society. By 1927 there were about 10,000 members in Ireland.

The denomination affirms the Savoy Declaration.

It has close contacts with the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches.

Church membership is around 3,200 in 26 congregations. Most members are in Northern Ireland; the Republic of Ireland census of 2016 enumerated 68 Congregationalists.

The chairman is Rev. Nigel Kissing.

References

1. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions".
2. "Whoweare". Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
3. "Beliefs". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
4. "The Savoy Declaration 1658 (GraceNet UK)".
5. "Links". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
6. "Churchfinder". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
7. "2016 Census table E8009". Central Statistics Office.
8. "Contact". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-05.

External links

• Official website

• Congregationalist denominations
• Reformed denominations in the United Kingdom
• Protestantism in Ireland