Another addition to the ‘Stories‘ section and this time it is a history of St Margaret’s Free Church in Fairlie.
St. Margaret’s Free Church in Fairlie was first known as the Free Church of Fairlie. It’s first minister was the Port Glasgow born Reverend – John Gemmel.
The Free Church of Fairlie opened on Wednesday 31 July 1844 with services at 1.30pm and 7.30pm led by Dr. Cook of Belfast. The church building was a plain rectangular shape with the pulpit at the north end and seating for 200. By 1845 all 200 seats were occupied. Heating was provided by means of a stove with a chimney. The church bell was gifted by Hugh Tennent, Esq., and two silver cups, gifted anonymously, were inscribed “To the Congregation of the Free Church at Fairlie, 1844”.
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