KILMARONOCK OLD KIRK
Serving our communities and preserving our heritage
KILMARONOCK OLD KIRK TRUST
Registered SCIO – SC047874
Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust was established in 2017 to buy the building from the Church of Scotland, to restore it and to run it as a social enterprise for community use. The sale completed in February 2021, together with the purchase of the car park and the glebe.
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Kilmaronock Old Kirk
Thursday 20th March 2025 - POSTPONED
The Christian Fellowship Gathering planned for 20th March has had to be postponed. We will let you know the new date asap.
Sunday 11th May 2025 10.30am
Annual Plant Sale, Craft Stalls, Raffle, Coffee and Cake, Heritage and Graveyard tours. All welcome. Interested stall holders please contact Chrissie Bilsland 07786 377908.
Organ "for sale"
The organ is available free of charge but needs to be removed. It is a small swell organ with metal and wooden pipes, in full working order.
Please email for more details or to view.
HES BLOG
Kilmaronock Old Kirk is featured on a Historic Environment Scotland Blog about community ownership of an old church.
Click here to read more.
OLD KIRK PEWS
Would you like to express an interest in having one of the pews from the Old Kirk? Please contact us for more details.
VOICES FROM THE PAST
The Diary of Rev Thomas Leckie 1718-1719
The transcription of the diary of the Rev Thomas Leckie, Minister of the Parish of Kilmaronock 1703-1723 can be read here.
The Diary of James Dunlop 1884-1887
(Aged 14-18).
Young James was the son of the Rev James Dunlop, minister of the United Free Church of Kilmaronock. The family lived at the manse on the main street in Gartocharn. Read his diary here.
HERITAGE TOUR
If you are interested in a tour of the graveyard please get in touch via the link below and we will try to arrange a time to suit.
There is no charge for the tour but a donation to funds would be much appreciated.
Click here to contact us.
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After
May 2023 – Phase 1 is finished!