McCheyne Memorial Church, Perth Road, Dundee
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McCheyne Memorial Church, Perth Road, Dundee
Image: © Elliott Simpson Taken: 13 Sep 2008
McCheyne Memorial was opened as a mission station of St Peter's Free Church, which is about 250 yards down the Perth Road (the right fork in this photo). It was opened in 1870 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the noted Baptist minister. In 1900 it became a United Free Church and in 1929 it united again and became part of the Church of Scotland. As a result of declining attendances, St Peter's and McCheyne were united to form St Peter’s McCheyne Memorial and the united congregation met in McCheyne Memorial. In the late 1990s, that congregation had declined so much that it too linked with another linked congregation and they have moved to another building. The last service was held here on 20th September, 1999. Although there was a proposal to turn it into a themed pub in 2001, http://www.freechurch.org/issues/2001/nov01b.htm, the building was still for sale in 2008.
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