Gilcomston South Church has a history of independent thinking. Back in 1945, the Reverend William Still adopted expository preaching. This entails reciting and then explaining each verse of the Bible sequentially to the congregation during progressive prayer services. In 2013, Reverend Dominic Smart announced he was leaving the Church of Scotland after the General Assembly decided to allow gay ministers. This was based on a landmark case involving Queen’s Cross Church located a few blocks away (see explanation in this gallery). Most of the church’s elders and members followed him. The Independent Evangelical congregation is now called the Gilcomston Church.
