Historic Churches Scotland

@theSRCT is now @HistChurchScot! We have a new name but we continue working to save at-risk historic churches, transforming them for communities and working with local people to secure these wonderful buildings for everyone to visit, use and enjoy.

Celebrating #InternationalDayforMonumentsandSites and especially our rich heritage of places of worship in #Scotland. It is also known as #WorldHeritageDay.

Two of the founding members of the Inverclyde Church Recorders, Lynnette & Alison (on the left of the pic) are giving a free talk tomorrow at 1pm in the Watt Institution in Greenock about the group's work recording closing churches. More details below 👇 #calendar-d231b73c-ef6c-4657-a1cd-ecb8c792e90a-event-lobnrtge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">inverclydeheritage.network/events#calenda…

Some gentle, meditative music to get your Wednesday morning off to a good start. 🎶 Peter Christie has made this slide show of images from a recent visit that he and the Inverclyde church recording volunteers made to the wonderful Kilbirnie Auld Kirk.👇 youtube.com/watch?v=bcTSOz…

Happy St Magnus Day from everyone at St Magnus International Festival! This year's festival will see performances taking place from St Margaret’s Hope to Birsay Hall, and as always the stunning surrounds of @Saint_Magnus will be at the heart of our festival.

We are excited to announce that tickets to our 2024 Conference are now on sale! Join us in Dunfermline this September and book now to benefit from early bird ticket discounts eventbrite.co.uk/e/873352058517…

Still time to book your place at this Thursday’s great free webinar - ‘A Future for Your Church’ with our friends ⁦@HTNmembers⁩ and great speakers from ⁦@FifeHistoricBT⁩ and St Monans Auld Kirk Enterprise👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-future-for…

Some early Christian monuments, currently stored inside Monigaff Church, are on the move as the Church of Scotland sells this historic Kircudbrightshire church. BBC News has the story 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Last few days to let the Council know your vision and future priorities for Greyfriars Kirkyard Fill in the Council's survey before it closes on 15 April surveymonkey.com/r/Greyfriars-C…

Our director enjoyed a brief, if somewhat drookit visit to the beautiful Auchtertool Kirk in Fife yesterday to chat with Stuart and Deirdre from its congregation about what the future holds for this remarkable church. Read more about it on our website 👇 scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/auchter…

It's less than a month until our next churches event, come along and learn about sustainable futures for your church building. Free tickets via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-future-for… @FifeHistoricBT @HistChurchScot

Leuchars St.Athernase Auld Kirk, the Norman architectural gem in North Fife, four old postcard images from 1930 - 1950 #AuldFifeKirk #Leuchars #oldpostcard #postcard

Our enormous thanks to the congregation of Garvald Parish Church on East Lothian who gave us permission to record the contents of their beautiful, but sadly closing, church today and to the hardy and fabulous band of volunteers who braved a somewhat chilly day to lend a hand!

#SkullSaturday Double crossed bones and skull, with weathering and proximity to the sea Old grave slab (17th C) from East Church, Cromarty, #BlackIsle, #Highland

@welshbuildings @westcoasttoday Our colleagues at @HistChurchScot, @HTNmembers and @DTAScot collaborated to produce this recent document which has some case studies @HistChurchScot has been working with community groups on transition to successful, sustainable ownership since the 1990s dtascommunityownership.org.uk/resources/coss…

@welshbuildings @SChurchesTrust @westcoasttoday @HTNmembers @DTAScot Some great case studies on @HTNmembers Church Resources webpage including video presentations from previous webinars. Might be useful too to look at the #BridgingTheGap material on the same page - lots of great learning from our 2022 partnership project heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/a-future-for-y…

A group of concerned Arran residents has grown from a small committee into a new limited company with the sole purpose of saving Lamlash Church and hall for its local community after its closure by Church of Scotland. 💒 @westcoasttoday has the story 👇 westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/community…

@welshbuildings Looking forward to welcoming you to the webinar Sean. These are always great events - not just for the learning, but for networking too. Connecting communities, sharing experience, and knowing you are not alone is so valuable. (and you’ll love St Monans - it’s fab!)

If you’re a local group or organisation considering taking on a church building, then this webinar comes highly recommended for advice, support and practical examples to help with deciding if and how to move forward…

Great news! More places now available for ⁦@HTNmembers⁩ ⁦@HistChurchScot⁩ free webinar for communities taking ownership of their church building: sharing essential learning from ⁦@FifeHistoricBT⁩ & St Monans Auld Kirk. 18 April Booking 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-future-for…

Thought-provoking morning of excellent speakers at @FRH_Europe Masterclass exploring the future of churches in European cities. Very interested to hear about Milanese aspiration to remake its closing churches into "Houses of the People." An interesting exemplar for Scotland?