1 4 ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁Holy ro od ▁Ab bey ▁Church ▁res igned ▁over ▁his ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁Kirk ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁accept ▁hom osex ual ▁minister s ▁in ▁mar ri ages ▁and ▁civil ▁partners hips . ▁He ▁led ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Holy ro od ▁Evangel ical ▁Church , ▁an ▁independent ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁minister s , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁sch isms ▁within ▁Holy ro od ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁New ▁Rest al rig ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁( now ▁Will ow bra e ▁Par ish ▁Church ), ▁the ▁Pres by tery ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁took ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁London ▁Road ▁and ▁E aster ▁Road ▁used ▁by ▁London ▁Road ▁Church ▁and ▁un ite ▁that ▁con greg ation ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ro od ▁Ab bey ▁con greg ation . ▁The ▁union ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁M ead ow bank ▁Church , ▁however , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁at ▁London ▁Road ▁church ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁M ead ow bank ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁website ▁Holy ro od ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Ch urch ▁of ▁Scotland ▁churches ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : List ed ▁churches ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category :