Ulster-Scots and the Presbyterian Church

How Ulster-Scots defined church life in America

Presbyterianism was introduced to the American colonies in the latter part of the 17th century, with first congregations set up in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

A pioneering spirit in American Presbyterianism was the Rev. Francis Makemie, a pastor from the Laggan presbytery in Co. Donegal who emigrated from Londonderry in 1683 after graduating from Glasgow University.  Makemie was an itinerant minister with exceptional organisational abilities which earned him the reputation of being "the father of American Presbyterianism".

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