Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church is the largest
Church of Scotland
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congregation
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in
Shetland, serving the islands' capital
Lerwick and the surrounding area.
Description
There are three regular places of worship:
*
Gulberwick
Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Le ...
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
Bressay
Bressay ( sco, Bressa) is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland.
Geography and geology
Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa. With an area of , it is the fifth-largest island in She ...
, with Sunday services at 6.30 pm in summer months (and 3.00 pm 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. It was only the second Church of Scotland church building to be so equipped, following in 1866 a relaxation of the Church law on instrumental accompaniment to music in worship.
As of 2014, the minister is Caroline Lockerbie.
The previous minister (2002–2010) was Gordon Oliver, who was previously minister at
St Andrew's Church, Lisbon
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.
About
An English-speaking congregation was establ ...
and moved to the Parish of
Latheron
Latheron () is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland
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,
Caithness in 2010.
See also
*
List of Church of Scotland parishes
The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into Presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into Parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own minister. Unions and readjustments may however re ...
Footnotes
External links
Church website
Church of Scotland churches in Scotland
Churches in Shetland
Lerwick
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