Edinburgh: New Town Church
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Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland serves Edinburgh's New Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, formed on 1 February 2024 by the union of St Andrew's & St George's West and Greenside Church.
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Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland | |
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55°57′14.5″N 03°11′45″W | |
Location | 13 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PA |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Church of Scotland |
Churchmanship | Reformed |
Website | stagw.org.uk |
History | |
Founded | 1781; 243 years ago (1781) |
Dedication | Saint Andrew |
Events | Disruption of 1843 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Category A listed building |
Designated | 13 January 1766; 258 years ago (1766-01-13) |
Completed | 1784; 240 years ago (1784) |
Administration | |
Presbytery | Edinburgh |
Parish | Edinburgh New Town |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | vacant |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | vacant |
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The parish today constitutes the whole of the First New Town of Edinburgh and a small part of the early-19th-century Second New Town of Edinburgh. The George Street building (formerly St Andrew's Church) was completed in 1784, and is now protected as a category A listed building.[1]