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Kilwinning Abbey Church celebrated its 250th anniversary on Sunday November 17 with a special thanksgiving service. Local dignitaries, youth groups, community groups and former ministers joined the congregation, and the service was led by Isobel Beck DCS and Interim Moderator, the Rev James McNay.
Situated at the very centre of Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire the current church was built by John Garland and John Wright, with construction completed in 1774. It stands on the site of its 16th-century predecessor, which was itself built within the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, founded in approximately 1188.
The service was one of thanksgiving for the church’s long-standing role in the community, and offered a reflection of its history and praise for the contribution it has made to the people and the life of the town.
At a recent post service lunch, Tranent Parish Church in East Lothian raised over £480 to twin their church garden with gardens in rural Africa, through the charity Ripple Effect. As well as a letter of thanks, a plaque was received which will be displayed at the garden. Families in the six countries where Ripple Effect works are struggling to grow enough to eat as the climate crisis worsens and they experience longer periods of drought and heavy rainfall. The twinning will help farming families with three years' training in sustainable organic farming.
Pictured: members of the church’s Eco group with the plaque.
After many months of preparation and work, the implementation of the Presbytery Plan saw the congregations of St Mary’s & Old, Teviot & Roberton and Trinity Churches, Hawick, unite to become Hawick South with the Rev Alistair Cook as their minister.
The first service of the united congregation of Hawick South took place on September 1 with around 100 people present. A cake was cut by the joint Session Clerks, Anne Adams and Gael Nuttall. The Presbytery Service of Union held on Sunday September 23 was led by the Moderator of Lothian & Borders Presbytery, the Rev Lorna Souter and the Rev Norman Smith, Presbytery Clerk.
The Guild of Mormond West Parish Church, which serves Strichen and Tyrie in Aberdeenshire, celebrated its 90th anniversary with lunch at Strichen Lodge.
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