St Mark's, Stirling

Denomination:

Church of Scotland

OS Reference:

NS792946

Address:

Drip Road, Raploch, Stirling, FK8 1RE

Local Authority:

Stirling

Website:

http://www.stmarksstirlin...

Directions to your Church

Opposite Raploch Community Campus on the corner of Drip Road and Menzies Drive.

Location of Church

Nearby Churches

Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle

< 0.5 mile

St Mary's Church, Stirling

0.5 miles

Viewfield Parish Church, Stirling

0.7 miles

Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling

0.7 miles

Holy Trinity, Stirling

0.9 miles

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Church Overview

Original Gothic-style hall and church built in 1938 using stone from Auchinlea. The present church was built next door and opened in 1966. Five stained glass windows: 'Good Shepherd', 'Suffer Little Children', Christ the Pathfinder', Winged Lion of St Mark, Martha. Other furnishings gifted to the church are the pews, organ, font and lectern.

Services

Sunday: 10.50am

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

Image Gallery

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The Girl Guide Window has the theme 'Christ the Pathfinder.' Christ is depicted beside the stream of life and the fish symbolise man's continual struggle. The guide badge is also contained within a shield.

The Brownie Window has the theme 'Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me.' The window contains the Brownie badge within the shield and also shown is the winged lion of St. Mark.

Jesus is pictured as the Good Shepherd with open arms, to welcome all who come to Him. The bridge over which He is crossing is the Old Stirling Bridge, first built over 500 years ago and at one time the only entry into Stirling. (This is the Youth Fellows

St. Mark's window - donated by The Guild, it has the symbol of St. Mark, the winged lion is shown holding open the book with the text 'Peace be with you.'

Sunday worship in St Mark`s is a mixture of Church of Scotland tradition and worship which seeks to connect with the issues and challenges of 21st century Scotland.

Disclaimer

The information about churches in Scotland's Churches Scheme has been provided by the congregations or taken from the Historic Scotland list and published sources, in particular, the Buildings of Scotland volumes and the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides. The information is not authoritative; please contact us to let us know of any errors or omissions.