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is now open and adds to our old hall and meeting rooms. All are available for hire by the
hour. Please contact the Church office
on: 01786 834 155
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Bridge of Allan
Parish Church of Scotland
WELCOME
Registered Scottish Charity:
SC015171
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To see pictures of the New Halls
(Chalmers’ Suite) click on
<<HALLS>>
For pictures of construction stages
<<INFORMATION>>
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Contact us via:
The Church Office
12 Keir Street
Bridge of Allan
Stirlingshire
Scotland.
FK9 4QJ
Tel/Fax: 01786 834155
e-mail: bofa.pchurch@virgin.net
Please click on the links at the
top and bottom of the page.
Weblinks
The Church of Scotland
Scottish Bible Society
Christian Aid
The
Mackintosh Society
Stirling Tourism
Bridge of Allan Tourism
For next Sunday’s Order of Service click on:
<Order of
Service>
Members’ illness
Please
let the minister know about those who are ill, either at home or in
hospital. As we no longer have access
to the full list of patients in Stirling Royal Infirmary, we are dependent on
information from members about those who are in hospital
Other
Amenities
Large car park
opposite
Regular bus stop 50
yards
Train station 5
minute walk
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Minister: Rev. Gillian Weighton,
BD,.S.T.M.
If you would like to contact the minister at home please email: gillweighton@aol.com
or
contact the Church Office
The Church in Keir
Street, Bridge of Allan has been a place of worship since 1865
It is an active living
place of witness to Jesus Christ within the Church of Scotland.
The interior is
remarkable in its roof timbers, stained glass windows and Chancel furniture
designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Worship takes place every Sunday at
11.00 a.m. (10.00 am in July/August)
Click on <<Sunday’s Service>>to
see the order of
service for next Sunday
Sunday
School
during
term-time also meets at 11am.
Creche for babies and very
young available during the service.
Coffee/tea is served after
the Sunday 11 am service and is a chance to find fellowship and meet
informally.
Services are held
at Drumpark Nursing Home at
2.30pm on the 1st Sunday of the month and at Strathallan
Court at 2.00pm, and Abbeyfield
at 3.00pm on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Special services
especially at Christmas and Easter are listed in the <<Church
Magazine>> (click on
hyperlink to access magazine)
Other Opening Times
The Church is also open for visitors on
Saturdays, 10am – 4pm, during the summer
months with guides to help describe the fine stained glass and the chancel
furniture designed by Charles Rennie <<Mackintosh>>During
Saturday mornings visitors can go through for refreshments in the Church Hall
designed by John Honeyman.
Groups
may arrange to view the Sanctuary at other times by contacting the church
office
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The
Sanctuary is fitted with a loop system for hearing aid users who should set
it to “T”
There
is wheel chair access via the front door of the Sanctuary. An access ramp also to the John Honeyman
Hall.
The
premises are protected by an approved full fire alarm system.
We have built a new hall and meeting rooms. Click on hyperlink to
see.
<<NEW CHURCH HALLS>>
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Bridge of Allan Town
Bridge of Allan is in
Central Scotland, 3 miles from the city of Stirling on the river Forth. It grew from a small hamlet in the early
19th century due to the copper mining and the exploiting of the four mineral
water springs. Robert Stevenson, the famous Edinburgh civil engineer was
engaged to bring the water to the first bath house built in 1829. Thus began the frequent visits of Robert’s
grandson, the well known writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Hundreds of visitors began to arrive in
Bridge of Allan, to take the waters, enjoy the sheltered climate and the
charm of the countryside. By 1835 it
is estimated that 30,000 visitors per annum came to the village whose
resident population numbered about 1600.
In 1967 the University of Stirling opened its doors on a beautiful
campus formerly the Airthrey Estate.
It has over the years acquired a fine reputation in Aquaculture,
Environmental Sciences, Business Studies and Sports Science. It houses a fine theatre and cinema – The
MacRobert Centre. Today the village
still retains a quiet elegance with a population of about 6000, who mainly
work locally in Stirling, or commute by the network of motorways to Edinburgh
(40 miles), Glasgow (35 miles) and Perth (20 miles).
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Chalmers Suite
is now open and adds to our old
hall and meeting rooms. All are
available for hire by the hour. Please
contact the Church office on:
01786 834 155
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