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Blackford Parish Church
Blackford
Perth and Kinross
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Who we are
We are a congregation of the Church of Scotland within Perth Presbytery. We have almost 100 people on our membership list drawn from across the village of Blackford and beyond.
As part of the Church of Scotland, we aim to inspire the people of Blackford and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through enthusiastic worshipping, witnessing, nurturing and serving our community
As part of the Church of Scotland, we aim to inspire the people of Blackford and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through enthusiastic worshipping, witnessing, nurturing and serving our community
Location of worship / Church Address
Moray Street
Blackford,
Perth and Kinross
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United Kingdom
Phone: 01764 682356
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Church Pastor
Rev Mairi Perkins
Minister
Moray Street
Blackford,
Perth and Kinross
PH4 1PY
United Kingdom
Phone: 01786 880948
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Quote of the Day
Matthew 17:20
...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
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Church of Scotland
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Rev Mairi Perkins
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Gordon Roy
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Blackford Parish Church Blackford Service Times
We meet at 11:30am for worship each Sunday
Service Times last updated on the 11th of October, 2019
Service Times last updated on the 11th of October, 2019
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Blackford Parish Church History
The Parish of Blackford was formerly the Parish of Strageath founded by St. Fergus in the eighth century. (The name, like our linked Parish of Ardoch, comes from the name of a local Roman fort.)
The site of Strageath Church was thought to be too remote for the main part of the parish population (being seven miles away by the River Earn) and a new church was constructed at Blackford, with its first minister, Alex Gall, inducted in 1574.
The Parish name was changed to Blackford in 1617 by an Act of Parliament.
The Old Parish Church (below) is located on the hill to the north of the village. A service is held here at 8:00am on Easter Sunday morning. This church remains at the dead centre of the village standing as it does in the Blackford Cemetery.
The church was burned in the middle of the 18th century and rebuilt but in 1858 it was no longer big enough and the present church was built in its place, opening in 1859. The Old Parish Church survives as an unroofed ruin, with the bellcote of the church restored in 2007.
The bell from the Old Parish Church probably came from Strageath as the inscription on it is pre Reformation. It can now be seen outside the our church having been moved there and dedicated as our Bell of Hope in November 2018.
The former St Andrew's Free Church, halfway down Moray Street, was united with the Parish Church in 1950
The site of Strageath Church was thought to be too remote for the main part of the parish population (being seven miles away by the River Earn) and a new church was constructed at Blackford, with its first minister, Alex Gall, inducted in 1574.
The Parish name was changed to Blackford in 1617 by an Act of Parliament.
The Old Parish Church (below) is located on the hill to the north of the village. A service is held here at 8:00am on Easter Sunday morning. This church remains at the dead centre of the village standing as it does in the Blackford Cemetery.
The church was burned in the middle of the 18th century and rebuilt but in 1858 it was no longer big enough and the present church was built in its place, opening in 1859. The Old Parish Church survives as an unroofed ruin, with the bellcote of the church restored in 2007.
The bell from the Old Parish Church probably came from Strageath as the inscription on it is pre Reformation. It can now be seen outside the our church having been moved there and dedicated as our Bell of Hope in November 2018.
The former St Andrew's Free Church, halfway down Moray Street, was united with the Parish Church in 1950
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