Our New Minister
Erick and Suzaan
On Sunday 13th December 2020 Rev Erick du Toit was inducted as the Parish Minister of Kirkliston Parish Church. This video is a recording of the induction service which was an online service conducted via Zoom.
Like many other churches, Kirkliston currently has a regular virtual service of worship. Recently ours have been primarily on the first and third Sunday of each month, with a virtual Holy Communion when possible.
Please contact kpc.officeangels@gmail.com for joining instructions.
Kirkliston Parish Church is the Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkliston, and we have been worshipping here since at least the 12th century.
We are a church that believes in community as we try to make Jesus and his Gospel relevant to people today.
We meet each Sunday for two morning services:-
- at 10.15 am we offer a traditional service of worship
- at 11.30 am we have a more relaxed family orientated service
Coffee is served in the church centre between services which allows a time of fellowship with attendees of both services.
At significant points in the Church calendar, such as services for communion and remembrance of contributions made in conflict situations (e.g. Armistice Day), or our Annual Stated meeting (the ASM), there will be a single joint service in the Church building at 11.00 am or 10.15 am respectively.
We would like to warmly invite you to any of our services.
To enlarge the map shown here to help you see where we are located in the village, right-click with your mouse over the map and select to ‘open link’ in a new window or new tab…
We also have touchpoints with other Churches in the area. The only other Church in the village currently is Kirkliston Community Church with whom we engage, for example, to share activities at Christmas, village Galas, and local schools.
In Kirkliston there are three main Church Buildings;
The Church itself, which dates from the turn of the twelfth/thirteenth century i.e. around the year 1200AD, and still very much in regular use on Sundays and for weddings and funerals.
The Thomas Chalmers Centre which in its own day was the Free Church in Kirkliston from the time of disruption in the Church of Scotland in the 19th century from 1843 until 1929 when the reformation happened. It is now very much the hub for social activity and fellowship for church groups as well as the wider community.
The manse, the minister’s official residence situated on the Main Street of Kirkliston.
Who’s Who
The following table lists some of the people you might want to contact at some time, and which you can do by using the form on the CONTACT US page. The contact message, when submitted, will generate an email which will be received and duly processed by the Kirk Admin Team.
Kirkliston Parish Church – Useful Contacts
| Role | Role Holder | Role/Holder Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Minister | Rev. Erick Du Toit | Parish Minister inducted 13/12/2020 |
| Treasurer | Moira Gaynor | Active Elder |
| Pastoral Care Team Lead | Linda Moss | Active Elder |
| Administration Team Lead | Karen McKay | Active Elder |
| Property Team Lead | Wilson Marshall | Active Elder |
| Session Clerk | Paula Roots | Active Elder |
| Roll Keeper | Karen McKay | Maintains church (parish) communicants membership data |
| Website Administrator | Bill McKay | Active Elder |
| Youth Worker | Rachel Hawkins | CoS employee |
| Finance Team Lead | David Buchanan | Active Elder |
| Mission & Discipleship Team Lead | Alistair Barton | Active Elder |
| Worship Team Lead | Jane Plumb | Active Elder |
| GDPR Coordinator | George Plumb | Active Elder. Primary contact for for data protection queries and/or issues. |
| Youth & Families Team Lead | Lindsay Stein | Active Elder |
| Children and Families Worker | Kirsten Marcelin | CoS Employee |
| Safeguarding Coordinator | Maureen Glen | Active Elder |
| Organist | David Denholm | Active Elder |
Parish Profile
This document (click here to view and download if required) shows the latest version of our Parish Profile assembled and finalised by a working group from the Kirk Session, and approved for use by the Kirk Session in December 2019, Along with other informational visuals further below, it gives the reader some of the background and diversity of what makes Kirkliston Parish Church what it is today.
Another similar version (unapproved) is available (click here) which may be an alternative some people prefer to use, depending on ‘technology’ in use (smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc).