200th Anniversary of North Leith Parish Church

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the 200th anniversary of North Leith Parish Church, which was celebrated on 3-4 September 2016; understands that the church can be traced back to 1493 and was given the status of Parish Church in 1606, moving to the current building on Madeira Street in Leith in 1816; recognises that the church is a neo-classical A-listed building designed by William Burn; acknowledges that the first minister was Dr David Johnston, who was one of the founders of Royal Blind; appreciates that the current congregation is a result of several unions representing all strands of Parish, Secession and Free Church background, and recognises and appreciates the church’s community outreach work, which includes facilitating youth and adult social groups, working with the homeless via the Care Van and Care Shelter, providing the main store and distribution centre for Edinburgh North East Foodbank and forming a team of volunteers to work with Edinburgh Churches for Sanctuary to prepare for the support of Syrian refugees in Edinburgh.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 15 Lab 2 Con 2 Green 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-01406 by reference.