Pulteneytown Parish Church facts for kids

Pulteneytown Parish Church is located in Argyle Square, Pulteneytown, Wick, Caithness, Scotland. It is a congregation in the Church of Scotland.

The church building was opened in 1842, but following the Disruption of 1843 the Rev David Mitchell left to become a minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Glasgow. The small rural parish church at Thrumster (5 miles south of Wick) was united with Pulteneytown Church in 1961, both congregations henceforth being served by the same minister. From 1929 until 1990 the congregation was known as "Wick St Andrew's", but following a union with (the now disused) Wick Central Church the original name of Pulteneytown was restored. The building was extensively refurbished in 2003.

In 2007, the Rev William (Bill) F. Wallace, who was one of the candidates for nomination as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Mr Wallace was previously a missionary dentist in Ethiopia. A previous minister, Robert McGhee, was also nominated for the position. Both represented the evangelical wing of the Church, Mr. Wallace having been the head of the Forward Together group.

The church continues under an evangelical ministry with the appointment of the Rev Andrew Barrie, formally of Kinmylies Parish Church in Inverness.

Ministers

Rev David Mitchell 1842-1843
Various missionaries and ministers 1843-1852
Rev Duff McDonald 1852-1878
Rev W Harley Anderson 1878-1894
Rev Alexander Ross 1894-1936
Rev Alexander Sutherland 1936-?
Rev Stephen Green
Rev George Ramage 1947-1953
Rev John Robertson 1953-1959
Rev Dr Robert McGhee 1959-1967
Rev Alexander Gunn 1967-1974
Rev William F Wallace 1974-2008
Rev Stuart Farmes 2011-2013
Rev Andrew Barrie 2017 - present