Edinburgh: New Town Church
Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland serves Edinburgh's New Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, formed on 1 February 2024 by the union of St Andrew's & St George's West and Greenside Church.
| Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland | |
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| 55°57′14.5″N 03°11′45″W | |
| Location | 13 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PA |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Churchmanship | Reformed |
| Website | stagw.org.uk |
| History | |
| Founded | 1781 |
| Dedication | Saint Andrew |
| Events | Disruption of 1843 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Category A listed building |
| Designated | 13 January 1766 |
| Completed | 1784 |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Edinburgh |
| Parish | Edinburgh New Town |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | vacant |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | vacant |
The parish today constitutes the whole of the First New Town of Edinburgh and a small part of the early-19th-century Second New Town of Edinburgh. The George Street building (formerly St Andrew's Church) was completed in 1784, and is now protected as a category A listed building.
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