Worship times

11:00am every Sunday

7:00pm on the last Sunday of the month at St. Margaret's Hall, Urquhart

Contact

Minister:
Rev Andrew J Robertson
39 St Andrews Road, Lhanbryde
Elgin, IV30 8PU
tel: 01343 843765
email: ajr247@btinternet.com

Session Clerk:
Mr Alastair Rossetter
66 Duncan Avenue,
Elgin. IV30 4NH  
tel: 01343 542939
email:      alastair@rossetter.plus.com
     

Location

St Andrews-Lhanbryd

At Lhanbryde, off the A96 on the road to Lossiemouth





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Information

Aim of Our Church

TO KNOW - TO LOVE - TO SERVE

We want to KNOW God more fully
to LOVE him more intimately
and to SERVE him amongst our neighbours

History

The United charge of St Andrews-Lhanbryd and Urquhart came into being in November 1988, following the departure of Rev David Lunan from St Andrews-Lhanbryd and the retiral of Rev Stanley Forsyth from Urquhart.

On tracing the history of Urquhart Church, first mentioned in a deed of 1237, we find that the original Parish Church, dedicated to St Margaret, fell into disrepair early in the 19th Century, and was replaced by the church on Gashill in 1843. The Free Church members built the church at the East End of the village from stones from the former Parish Church, around the same time. The two churches were united in 1938, and in the mid 1940's, the St Margaret's Free Church and manse were sold, the proceeds being used to refurbish St Margaret's Church Hall. Two beautiful stained glass windows from the Free Church and a Celtic Cross, thought to have come from the Priory founded in Urquhart in 1125, were incorporated into the building. When the Parish Church closed in 1988, the Communion table, Baptismal Font, and several chairs were placed in St Margaret's Hall.

The first reference to a church in Lhanbryde was in 1225 - St Bride's Church in Walkers Crescent. This building became a ruin around 1783. Around the same time, the church at Kirkhill, in the Parish of St Andrews, was burned to the ground. These churches were replaced by the present building, and the parishes renamed St Andrews- Lhanbryd. Around 1930, a new vestry and session room were built on; around 1960 the small hall was added; and to celebrate the Bi-centenary in 1984, a large hall was added.

Following the union of the two churches in 1988, the church and manse at Urquhart were sold, with St Margaret's Hall being retained as our place of worship in Urquhart. The church formerly known as St Andrews-Lhanbryd became the St Andrews-Lhanbryd and Urquhart Parish Church.