congregation and parish
Congregation
Charity number SC014883
Selkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland congregation, formed in 1986 as a union of three former congregations in the town of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. In 2023 we united with the small congregation at Ashkirk to become Selkirk & Ashkirk Parish Church.
The congregation currently has approximately 300 members, representing a wide age-range and a broad range of theological backgrounds.
The Kirk Session consists of 19 elders, with several working groups now established to initiate and oversee various aspects of the congregations life..
We are a Fair Trade church, actively using and promoting Fair Trade coffee, cleaning products and other Fair Trade products. We are also an Eco-Congregation.
We are linked with Ettrick and Yarrow Churches, and we work in informal partnership with all the Christian congregations in the town and the valleys (Ettrick and Yarrow).
Building
The present church building was built in 1880. It is a listed building, prominently positioned in the High Street and is a well known landmark.
There is a spacious and versatile accessible church hall, recently refurbished, with adjoining well appointed kitchen, an office, modern toilets, storage space and a meeting room. The hall is well used by several community groups including Selkirk Antiquarians, Selkirk Film Club, Selkirk Community Cinema, ACE, kurling, Selkirk Quilters and Country Dancers, and for various fund-raising events, as well as being the home of our own Open Door outreach, and used for worship services throughout the year.
To the rear of the building there is a small vegetable garden which is tended by some members and the produce shared amongst the congregation.
Accessibility
The front entrance has three stone steps, but there is an access ramp at the left-hand entrance, giving access to both the church and the hall.
The church is fitted with a hearing loop system.
Parish
The parish of Selkirk covers the whole of town, and some outlying areas.