History
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Province in the World Wide Anglican communion. It traces its history to a distinct strand within the Scottish Reformation. Although a minority Church it has played a prominent role in Scottish life and culture and even found itself subject to political sanctions in the past.
St. Peter’s Church began its life in 1851 and at first met in a house in Wilderhaugh. The present church was built in 1853 and St. Peter’s school, no longer a church school today, was opened in 1859. In 1983/4 the Scott Aisle was blocked off and the present hall at the side of the church created. In 2005 the church had a major refurbishment in the course of which the pews were removed, a new wooden floor laid and chairs donated by members and friends. This has given much greater flexibility in the way the church can be used and the church is benefiting in a variety of ways. A grant of £5,000 from ‘Awards for All’, enabled this work of to go ahead.
St Peter’s Church
Gothic Revival style Hay & Henderson 1853. Reredos Sir Robert Lorimer 1914. Stained glass, memorial brasses. Setting of church with lawns, graveyard, hall and rectory encapsulated the Tractarian ideal. Fine 2-manual tracker organ by Brindley and Foster 1881.