Stornoway High Church

The Stornoway High Church is a place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church celebrated its centenary in 2009. There is an English and Gaelic congregation in the church, the English congregation worships in the old church and the Gaelic congregation worships in the 'New Hall'.

The High Church of Stornoway
High Church
LocationStornoway, Scotland
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of Scotland
WebsiteChurch Website
History
StatusIn congregation
Founded1902
Founder(s)The Reverend D. MacGregor
Architecture
Functional statusChurch
StyleVictorian Gothic
Completed1909
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. T. D. Shadakshari (Interim Moderator)
Laity
TreasurerMr N Galbraith (Church)
Mrs B Rankin (Women's Fellowship)

Leaving the Church of Scotland

At a meeting on Tuesday 18 June 2013, 250 members of the congregation unanimously voted to leave the Church of Scotland over the way it handled the issue of gay clergy. Those who left joined later to Free Church of Scotland and established congregation named High Free Church.[1]

References

  1. "Welcome to new Stornoway congregation". Free Church of Scotland. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

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