St Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church, Methil

St Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church, Methil

Nearly four centuries after the Protestant Reformation, a Roman Catholic congregation returned to Methil with the opening of a church in 1903. Located on Methil Brae and called St Agatha’s, the congregation had expanded to such an extent that in the early 1920s the decision was taken to build a new church on a site nearby. Designed by Reginald Fairlie, who was also responsible for Methil Parish Church (1924-25), the foundation stone was laid by Bishop Graham Grey of Edinburgh, and it was opened in 1923. Old St Agatha’s was demolished and the site is now home to a nursery. Inside can be found some distinctive stained glass by the artist John Blyth, including the Lady Chapel with Holy Family and Nativity scenes, triptych style scenes in the north west transept depicting Mary with Jesus flanked by angels, and saints. The nave has images of saints Ninian, Patrick, Columba, Mungo, Cuthbert, Magnus, David, John Ogilvie, Andrew, Agatha and Margaret, and Peter appearing to St Agatha. A hall was added to the church in the 1960s and it remains and active church.

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1. John Gifford, The Buildings of Scotland, Fife, (London, 1988), 2. ‘St Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church’, Historic Environment Scotland, Accessed 9 October, 2021, http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB46079.

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St Agatha’s Roman Catholic Church, Methil

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