Gargunnock, Kilmadock & Kincardine-in-Menteith
Gargunnock Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Charity No SC012154
Kilmadock Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Chariity No SC012031
Kincardine-in-Menteith Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Charity No SC000802
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I am Val Rose and I'm the Interim Moderator during the vacancy. If you need the Church - I'm your first point of contact for funeral care, arranging weddings and baptism or for
more information.
Get in touch by telephone on
01259 722958 or email me by using the 'CONTACTS' page - using the button above.
Interim Moderators act in place of a parish minister,
For more info about weddings funerals or baptisms, use the drop down list by clicking 'WORSHIP'.
Kilmadock Parish covers the communities of Doune &
Deanston.
These two communities linked by the Bridge over the River Teith have history...
...but they also have a future!
Both Doune and Deanston are old, ancient and proud communities, with their distint personalities on either side of the river Teith, and it was on the banks of this river that an early Christian settlement was established, probably round about the time of St Columba in the 6th Century.
But even today the villages are gowing, with new homes and new residents being welcomed.
Deanston was renowned as a mill town, with a very large water wheel to power the cloth making industry, which was later replaced with it's own hydro electric generating station that still functions feedin into the National Grid. At one time Deanston's population was well over 1000, all housed in one street (Teith Road) which was built for the workers by the mill owners, who paid them in 'trough money' - which could only be spent in the shop which was also owned by the mill-owner !
The mill buildings were transformed and now house Deanston whisky distillery, which has its own cafe and visitor centre.
Deanston grew in the 1950s and 1980s when homes were built, and has recently enlarged once again with new houses and a large recreation field, which will be appreciated by all, especially the pupils of Deanston's own Primary School
DDoune village was once famous for its pistol-making industry, but is now more famous for being featured in films including Monty Python & the Holy Grail. (we hold a Monty Python Day annually !)
There are three Christian congregations in Doune. A Scottish Episcopal
congregation at St Modoc's church, a Roman Catholic chapel named after St Fillan and our Church of Scotland congregation. The latter used to occupy the church building with the clock tower at the centre of the village, but moved into more compact worship space nearly ten years ago at 43 Balkerach Street.
Doune has its own Primary school, football team, retail outlets, (including wedding dress shop, jeweller & ladies fashion outlet) Community centre, several hotels, heritage centre, Gala Day, youth organisations, bowling green and nature walks as well as the historic Castle. Motor enthusiasts will remember the Doune Hill-climb course and motor museum, which is now an antiques centre.
,
Normally you can join
us
for worship
on a Sunday
at 10.30am.
but due to
COVID-19
and
following the
Guidance set out by
the CHURCH of
SCOTLAND our
building is not yet
ready to reopen.
WATCH this Space
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SUNDAY
3rd JANUARY 2021
A Video
Recordings of
a Service prepared by the Moderator is
available.
See details of how
to access it
by clicking on the
WORSHIP
Webpage
ONLINE
LIVE-STREAMED
Services are also
available via
Stirling Presbytery
website OR
via the Church of Scotland Website
ELEVENSES
CRAFT GROUP
Blairdrummond
Blethers
3F GROUP
ALL
CANCELLED until FURTHER NOTICE
Lenten Bible Studies
are now
CANCELLED