THE
KIRK OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
The LAMP OF FAITH has burned here for nearly 800 years
For nearly 800 years St. John's has been a significant part of town
life, always moving with the times, and with the rate of change
increasing in recent decades. Change continues today - click
here for Recent Developments - but we are first and foremost a
congregation: a family of faith. Tradition holds us and nourishes us:
it does not stifle us. In recent years, at the Service of Holy
Communion, we have rung the changes and varied the Liturgy. The Table
is open to all, including children. Poetry and experiment have
brought freshness to our worship. 
Following our recent linking with St.Leonard's-in-the-Fields, apart
from special Sundays such as Remembrance Sunday, we have one service
only, at 9.30am, with Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of
each month. The choir sings an introit and an anthem -
sometimes modern, sometimes traditional. The organ music covers
a wide range of composers and dates. Recent translations of the
Bible are used as well as older versions.
In their regular meetings, the members of the Kirk Session quietly perform the vital tasks of looking after the Kirk and its people. We are an ecumenical Congregation - and proud to be playing a small part in St. John's long history.
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The Milestones of Life have been celebrated within the walls of the
Kirk for hundreds of years, and are still today. The Rev David
Ogston, who was Minister from 1980 to 2007, wrote on our approach to
baptism, marriage and funerals:-
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Although we are a living Church, we are, in part, shaped by the past life of St. John's and the events in the life of the broader church which took place here. Click on the right to see more.
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The Reformation |
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