Church Overview

The local Methodist Rosyth congregation was established in 1916 and their current church on Queensferry Road was opened in 1970. The sanctuary is of A-frame design with single-storey flat roof hall and ancillary rooms.  Built for a total of £32,000, its architect was Alan Mercer. The building was further extended in 1981.

Ahead of its initial opening, a striking 35 foot high mural was commissioned for its interior by local artist Derek Seymour. Painted in Byzantine style, it depicts the head of Christ towering above the Fife coastline and its, then, two bridges. It took over 300 hours to complete and Seymour utilised the same tempera technique as Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, mixing powdered paint pigments with the whites of 19 dozen eggs.

Following the closure of their church at the local naval base church at Rosyth in 1996, the congregation of the Methodist Church invited the congregation of St Margaret’s Scottish Episcopal Church to share their facilities. The arrangement worked so well that, in 2000, the two congregations initiated a lasting written covenant, in the form of a Local Ecumenical Partnership. The two congregations now share responsibility for the building, hold occasional joint services and meetings and participate together in social, fundraising and other group activities.

Services

Sunday 9.30am (Scottish Episcopal), 11.00am (Methodist)

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement (Contact Martin Rogers martin.rogers13@talktalk.net)

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