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19: 111:; thus the dedication to the Trinity echos the three denominations in co-operation. This 1981 building was extended in 2003 and is a hall church with moveable chairs, allowing flexibility of use. The 2003 extension to the building added a second hall to the complex, making it possible for two denominations to have services simultaneously. The extension is predominantly used by the Sunday School during worship. Work has begun on constructing a new church to house the Scottish Episcopal congregation in Westhill. 76:
of the south wall. As this was one of the long walls, the congregation were spread to the left and right of the minister. A gallery ran round the other three walls, and there were doors in each of the end walls. In 1932, the interior was entirely refurnished and the sanctuary moved to the east
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wall, the door on that wall being blocked off. The gallery was replaced with a smaller one on the west wall. In accordance with the changes in thinking on Scottish church architecture, the communion table now took centre place, with the pulpit on the left. A
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The earliest record of a church in Skene dates from 1296, when one Patrick of Skene signed himself as the "Clericus of Skene". The medieval building stood by the Roman road which ran from
263: 38: 88:, a Free Church was built near Kirkton. This congregation reunited with Skene parish in 1941. The old Free Church building was later used as a blacksmith's workshop. 253: 149: 214: 268: 120: 258: 201: 18: 104: 50: 108: 34: 85: 30: 103:
Trinity Church at Westhill is an ecumenical project involving the Church of Scotland, the
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begin in 1676. A 17th-century building stood on the site of the present Skene Church.
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Skene Church was built in 1801, a plain rectangular building with the
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outside the west door is an interesting historical object.
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In 1872, the congregation also built a mission hall in
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Southern aspect of the Skene Church
Church of Scotland
Skene
Presbytery of Gordon
Westhill
Normandykes
Kirk Session
pulpit in the centre
mortsafe
disruption of 1843
Lyne of Skene
Scottish Episcopal Church
Roman Catholic Church
List of Church of Scotland parishes
"Trinity Church, Westhill"
"New Church Plans"
Skene Parish Church Website
Skene Church
Skene Heritage Society
57°9′33″N 2°19′33″W / 57.15917°N 2.32583°W / 57.15917; -2.32583
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Church of Scotland churches in Scotland
Churches in Aberdeenshire
Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
Listed churches in Scotland

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