Methil Free Church
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Title
Methil Free Church
Description
Following the Great Disruption in 1843, a quod sacra Free Church parish was set up in Methil, before a full mission was established in 1852. The mission initially met at the Salt Girnel, before in 1882 a full congregation was formed in Methil, and in 1890 a new church was constructed at the corner of Fisher Street and High Street at a cost of £700. In 1929 the congregation re-joined the Church of Scotland, changing its name to Methil East in the process. In 1942 there was a union between Methil East and the newly constructed Innerleven East Parish Church, and the congregation moved to the new church. The former Free Church was used as a workshop by a local taxi firm for some time, before it was demolished in 1978. No trace now remains.
Source
sacredlandscapesoffife
Date
1890
Contributor
tt27@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
218
Date Submitted
09/11/2021
Date Modified
10/05/2023 09:13:59 am
References
1. William Ewing, Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900 (Edinburgh, 1914)
2. Mary Cameron, Methil History and Trail (East Wemyss, 1986)
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,56.18460246490177,-3.0103683467314113;
Europeana
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Methil Free Church
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Building
End Date
1940
Denomination
Church of Scotland,Free Church
Parish
Wemyss
Citation
“Methil Free Church,” Virtual Museum, accessed April 19, 2025, https://sacredlandscapes.org/omeka/items/show/462.
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