Yester Parish Church
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| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
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| Churchmanship | Reformed |
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| Parish | Yester |
| Presbytery | Lothian |
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| Minister(s) | Rev Malcolm Lyon |
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| Organist(s) | Calum Wyllie |
Yester Parish Church is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The village forms part of Yester Parish, and is a linked charge which combines the parishes of Bolton & Saltoun, and Humbie.
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[edit] History and design
Several church buildings have been used throughout the history of the parish. The earliest recorded presence of a church in the area is in 1241, the ruins of which lie in the woods beside Yester House, to the south-west of the village centre. A church also once stood at Duncanlaw, a former settlement to the south-east of the main village.
The present building dates to 1708, and stands in the centre of the village.
[edit] John Witherspoon
Rev John Witherspoon was born in Gifford in 1723, and went on to be a major leader of the Presbyterian Church in America. He was the only clergyman to sign the United States Declaration of Independence.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Yester Parish and Church - Leaflet for Visitors, Gifford, 2001
