Hope Park Church in

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, is a congregation of the

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Building

The current building, by Peddie & Kinnear, was completed in 1865. It has notable

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windows and an unusual canopy above the pulpit.

History

The congregation can trace its origins back to the Associate Presbytery (led by the dissident Stirling minister

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), which

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from the Church of Scotland in 1733. In 1738 a Kirk Session of a local congregation (initially worshipping outdoors) was recognised by the Associate Presbytery. From 1749 onwards the congregation have had meeting places in St Andrews - first in an old barn in Imrie's Close (now 136 South Street) then from 1774 in Burghers' Close (now 141 South Street), from 1827 in a purpose-built chapel in North Street (no. 52) then from 1865 in the present building. The name Hope Park was suggested by the then minister the Rev. James Black. As the Associate Presbytery developed (and divisions emerged), the congregation – based on the Voluntary rather than Establishment principle – became associated with the Burghers, which in 1820 became the

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, which in turn became the United Presbyterian Church in 1847, which merged with the

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in 1900 to become the

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' on 2 December 1952, conducted by the then Minister the Rev. Wilfred Herbert Hulbert (1906-1968) who was appointed in 1947. The Organist during this period was Edward MacMahon. Hope Park Church is now part of St Mark's parish church. Website
www.stmarksparishchurch.org

Ministry

The current minister (since 2011) is the Reverend Allan McCafferty BSc BD, who was previously minister at Kirkwall East Parish Church,

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. He succeeded the Reverend

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, who was minister from 1996 until 2010. On 27 October 2010 Mr Arnott was nominated to be the

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for 2011–2012.

External links

Hope Park Church
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Saint Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...

Churches in Fife St Andrews Churches completed in 1865 19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings Category B listed buildings in Fife Listed churches in Scotland 1865 establishments in Scotland

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History

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