Colinton Parish Church
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Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland
. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton
, Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
A church has stood on the site for approximately 1000 years, but the current building was constructed and reopened in 1908. A new, adjacent church hall was added in the 1990s.
The current church was rebuilt in 1907-8 by the architect Sydney Mitchell. The church incorporates the tower from the old church, which had been designed by David Bryce and built in 1837. The interior has a neo-Byzantine design, with pink sandstone columns.
Several former ministers have served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
, most recently the Very Reverend Dr William Johnston (in 1980). The minister is currently the Rev. Rolf Billes. The previous minister was the Reverend Dr George Whyte, who demitted the charge in September 2008 to become Clerk to the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Edinburgh.http://www.edinburghpresbytery.org.uk
In 2001 the congregation had a role of 1175 members, making it one of the largest church congregations by membership in the Church of Scotland.
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton
Colinton
Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 6 kilometres south west of the city centre. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-west it extends to Lanark Road and to the south-west to the City Bypass...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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A church has stood on the site for approximately 1000 years, but the current building was constructed and reopened in 1908. A new, adjacent church hall was added in the 1990s.
The current church was rebuilt in 1907-8 by the architect Sydney Mitchell. The church incorporates the tower from the old church, which had been designed by David Bryce and built in 1837. The interior has a neo-Byzantine design, with pink sandstone columns.
Several former ministers have served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
, most recently the Very Reverend Dr William Johnston (in 1980). The minister is currently the Rev. Rolf Billes. The previous minister was the Reverend Dr George Whyte, who demitted the charge in September 2008 to become Clerk to the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Edinburgh.http://www.edinburghpresbytery.org.uk
In 2001 the congregation had a role of 1175 members, making it one of the largest church congregations by membership in the Church of Scotland.