Presbytery of Edinburgh
Encyclopedia
The Presbytery of Edinburgh is one of the forty-six presbyteries
of the Church of Scotland
, being the local presbytery for Edinburgh
. Its boundary is almost identical to that of the City of Edinburgh Council area (i.e. also including Kirkliston
and South Queensferry
).
The current Clerk is the Reverend Dr. George J. Whyte. The Presbytery represents and supervises 83 Church of Scotland congregations within the area.
Presbyterian polity
Presbyterian polity is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may apply...
of 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....
, being the local presbytery for 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...
. Its boundary is almost identical to that of the City of Edinburgh Council area (i.e. also including Kirkliston
Kirkliston
Kirkliston is a village and civil parish within the City of Edinburgh in Scotland. It sits on the historic route between Edinburgh and Queensferry, the gateway to Fife and the north. Today, it is bypassed by the A90...
and South Queensferry
South Queensferry
South Queensferry , also called Queensferry, is a former Royal Burgh in West Lothian now part of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located some ten miles to the north west of the city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, approximately 8...
).
The current Clerk is the Reverend Dr. George J. Whyte. The Presbytery represents and supervises 83 Church of Scotland congregations within the area.
Congregations
Location | Dedication | Minister | Details |
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Albany Deaf Church | Rev A. F. Kelly (locum) | ||
Balerno Parish Church | Rev Louise J. Duncan | ||
Barclay Viewforth Church | Rev Samuel Torrens | ||
Blackhall St. Columba's Church | Rev Alexander Douglas | ||
Bristo Memorial Church, Craigmillar | Rev James Patterson | ||
Broughton St Mary's Parish Church | Rev Joanne Hood | ||
Canongate Kirk | Rev Neil Gardner | ||
Carrick Knowe Church | Rev Fiona M Mathieson | ||
Colinton Parish Church Colinton Parish Church Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland.... |
Rev Rolf H. Billes | ||
Colinton Mains Parish Church | Rev Ian A. McQuarrie | ||
Corstorphine Old Parish Church | Rev Moira McDonald | ||
Craiglockhart Church | Rev Andrew Ritchie | ||
Craigmillar Park Church | Rev John Urquhart | ||
Craigsbank Church | Rev Stewart M McPherson | ||
Cramond Kirk | Rev G Russell Barr | ||
Currie Kirk | Rev Lezley Jane Kennedy | ||
Davidson's Mains Parish Church | Rev Jeremy R H Middleton | ||
Dean Parish Church | Rev Mark M Foster | ||
Drylaw Church | Rev Patricia Watson | ||
Duddingston Kirk Duddingston Kirk Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, located adjacent to Holyrood Park in Duddingston Village, on the east side of the City of Edinburgh. Regular services are held at the Kirk, conducted by the minister, Rev Dr James A. P... |
Rev James A P Jack | ||
Fairmilehead Parish Church | Rev John R Munro | ||
Gorgie Parish Church | Rev Peter Barbour | ||
Granton Parish Church | Rev Norman Smith | ||
Greenbank Parish Church | Rev Alison Swindells | ||
Greenside Parish Church | Rev Andrew Anderson | ||
Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk | Rev Richard Frazer | ||
High Kirk of Edinburgh (St Giles Cathedral) | |||
Holyrood Abbey Church (Dalziel Place) | |||
Inverleith St Serf's | Rev John Stevenson (locum) | ||
Liberton Kirk | Rev John Young | ||
Liberton Northfield Parish Church | |||
London Road Church | Rev Sigrid Marten | Sunday 11.00am | |
Marchmont St Giles Church | |||
Mayfield Salisbury Church Mayfield Salisbury Church Mayfield Salisbury Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in Edinburgh, Scotland, approximately 2 miles south of the city centre... |
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North Leith Parish Church North Leith Parish Church North Leith Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. It is serves part of Leith, formerly an independent burgh and since 1920 a part of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.-Building:... |
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St Andrew's and St George's Church | |||
St Catherine's Argyle Church | |||
St Cuthbert's Church | |||
St Stephen's Comely Bank Church | |||
South Leith Parish Church South Leith Parish Church South Leith Parish Church or Kirk is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. It is the principal church and congregation in Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its kirkyard is the burial place for John Home, author of Douglas, and John Pew, the man from whom the author Robert Louis Stevenson reputedly... |
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Tron Moredun Church | |||