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Luss Parish Church

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19: 45:. The present church building was constructed in 1875 and subject to major restoration works in 2001. The building became notable during the 1980s as the parish church of the fictional village of Glendarroch in the popular television series 82:, with over 2,000 people visiting the church on busy summer days, contributing £5 million per annum to the local economy. It is estimated to receive 750,000 visitors a year, in a parish with a population of only 400. 54:
The church has in recent times embraced the internet, broadcasting its services online and inviting, in exception to usual Church practice, outsiders to take advantage of the picturesque location on the banks of
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between 1977 and 1994, establishing in 1983 the Buckhaven Parish Church Agency, a government-backed jobs and training programme that went into liquidation in 1991. Sherrard then went to Cadder Parish Church in
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The church celebrated 1,500 years of worship in 2010 by opening a new visitors centre for Luss after the National Parks Authority sold its building to Purdies, a Scottish natural soap producer.
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for weddings, of which 153 were held in 2009. Notable weddings to have been held at the church include that of
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From 1998 to 2013, the minister was Reverend Dane Sherrard. Sherrard had previously been minister in
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Church of Scotland
Luss
Argyll and Bute
Saint Kessog
Take the High Road
Loch Lomond
Kirsty Hume
Donovan Leitch
Noel Edmonds
Sarah Heaney
religious tourism
Buckhaven
Fife
Bishopbriggs
"Lord of the Isles; As Emma Thompson is added to the list, we find out why celebs choose to marry in Scotland. - Free Online Library"
"Luss church's £5m boost for local economy"
"Media Release: Church to open Loch Lomond tourist office"
"Church answers prayer after village tourist information centre is sold"
The Scotsman
"Minister in failed jobs project to get new post"
Herald Scotland
"Luss minister Rev Dane Sherrard announces retirement"
Daily Record
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Categories
Listed buildings in Luss, Argyll and Bute
Church of Scotland churches in Scotland
Churches in Argyll and Bute

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