Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church
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Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church is the largest Church of Scotland
congregation in the Shetland Islands
, serving the Island's capital Lerwick
and the surrounding area.
There are three regular places of worship:
St. Columba's building is now the only Church of Scotland parish church in Lerwick. This building was constructed during the late 1820s. It is the largest church building in Shetland (and is a listed building). The church organ was installed in 1871 - only the second Church of Scotland church building to be so equipped following a relaxation of the Church law on instrumental accompaniment to music in worship (in 1866).
As of November 2010, the church is currently vacant (i.e. without a minister). The previous minister (2002-2010) was the Revd Gordon Oliver BD, who was previously minister at St Andrew's Church, Lisbon, Portugal
and moved to the Parish of Latheron, Caithness
in 2010.
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....
congregation in the Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...
, serving the Island's capital Lerwick
Lerwick
Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 100 miles off the north coast of mainland Scotland on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland...
and the surrounding area.
There are three regular places of worship:
- Gulberwick Church (approximately 4 km south of Lerwick), with a Sunday service at 10.00 am.
- St. Columba's Church in Lerwick town centre, with a Sunday service at 11.15 am. This building was renovated during 2008.
- Bressay Church, on the Isle of Bressay, with Sunday services at 6.30 pm in summer months (and 3.00pm November-April).
St. Columba's building is now the only Church of Scotland parish church in Lerwick. This building was constructed during the late 1820s. It is the largest church building in Shetland (and is a listed building). The church organ was installed in 1871 - only the second Church of Scotland church building to be so equipped following a relaxation of the Church law on instrumental accompaniment to music in worship (in 1866).
As of November 2010, the church is currently vacant (i.e. without a minister). The previous minister (2002-2010) was the Revd Gordon Oliver BD, who was previously minister at St Andrew's Church, Lisbon, Portugal
St Andrew's Church, Lisbon, Portugal
St Andrew’s Church is the only congregation of the Church of Scotland in Portugal. It seeks to provide English-speaking Reformed Christian worship and pastoral care to a multinational community....
and moved to the Parish of Latheron, Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
in 2010.