Church Overview

Founded in 1900, the congregation of Greenbank would be the final United Presbyterian congregation to establish itself in Edinburgh before the denomination’s merger with the Free Church of Scotland to form the United Free Church of Scotland, which in turn merged with the Church of Scotland in 1929.

The congregation’s original church building is now used as church halls and the present Gothic-style church was designed by architect Alexander Lorne Campbell in 1927 and is an early example of reinforced concrete construction, made with exterior stone cladding. A new suite of halls by Lee Boyd Partnership in 2001.

Furnishings were created to Campbell’s designs by the renowned firm of Scott Morton & Co and the current scheme of decoration was by Sir William Kininmonth. The pipe organ was by the local organ makers of A E Ingram & Co and installed in 1927, then completely rebuilt by R L Smith 1972.

The church contains some fabulous stained glass by noted Scottish artists such as James Ballantine, Alexander Strachan and William Wilson. The pulpit falls were the work of Archibald Brennan, Penelope Beaton and Malcolm Lochhead.

Services

Sundays at 10.30am

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

Disclaimer

The information about churches in Scotland’s Churches Scheme has been provided by the congregations or taken from the Historic Scotland list and published sources, in particular, the Buildings of Scotland volumes and the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides. To contact this specific church please complete the Contact this Church form above. The information is not authoritative; please contact Scotland’s Churches Trust to let us know of any errors or omissions.