History

Murrayfield Parish Church
2b Ormidale Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 6EQ
Tel 0131 337 1091 Fax 0131 337 8353

For over 100 years Murrayfield Parish Church ( MPC) has been serving the Murrayfield Community. Established in 1900, MPC was built to accommodate the rising growth and expansion in the Roseburn area. A century later, MPC continues to serve this parish with care and support with over 550 members.

Staff

Ministers

Rev. Bill Brown has been Minister of Murrayfield Parish Church since 2001. Bill is also currently serving as Convenor of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly Committee for Ecumenical Relations. His ministry interests include ecumenical and local/global partnerships. Bill is married with two grown children and two grandchildren.

Tel 337 1091

Rev Julie Bird is serving as the Associate Minister of Murrayfield Parish Church. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) Julie has been serving withing the Church of Scotland since January 2005. She has served as a delegate to the National Council of Churches in Christ (USA) and a Presbyterian Church (USA) delegate to the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in July 2004. Julie will serve Murrayfield Parish Church for a period of four years working with the development of new Church and Centre programmes. Julie is married to Adrian - they have one child.

Tel 332 2882

Director of Music:

Chris Dyter

Tel 551 5110

Church Administrator:

Maureen Gilleade is the church administrator.

Church Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12.00 noon

Centre Coordinator:

Sharon Trotter

Church Caretaker:

Albert Connon (Bert)

Church officer:

Peter Moran

WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?

MPC is a Church of Scotland Parish Church and a part of the Edinburgh Presbytery.

What does the Church of Scotland believe?
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/

CHURCH STRUCTURE:

Under Presbyterian organisation, Murrayfield Parish Church is led by the members of the congregation. Under this form of governance the affairsof the local congregation are governed by a Kirk Session, comprising Elders ordained for life from within the membership and by a Congregational Board of members elected at the AGM for a three year period, with an equal number of Elders.

Kirk Session Committees include Worship, Global Care, Social Care and Christian Development.

Congregational Board Committees include Finance, Fabric and Hospitality and Events. The minister of the church serves as the moderator of both the Kirk Session and the Congregational Board. The joint Session Clerks are Neil Scott and Jane Crispin.

COMMUNICATION:

We produce a monthly church magazine. As Murrayfield Churches Together we also produce Bridges, a quarterly magazine linking church and community. If you would like to submit information for either of these magazines, please call 337-1091.

LOCATION:

Murrayfield Parish church is located at the corner of Ormidale Terrace and Corstorphine Road, just across from the Murrayfield Rugby Stadium. Our full postal address is:

Murrayfield Parish Church
2b Ormidale Terrace
Murrayfield
Edinburgh
EH12 6EQ

Telephone and e-mail details may be found on the Contact page.