Church of the Week
Inverness, Highland
Inverness Free North Church, our Church of the Week, is being hit hard by the changing climate. A Gothic Revival building dating to 1893, it has been impacted in recent years by stronger winds and heavier rainfall. Emergency repairs were desperately needed after last summer's Storm Floris, which brought down Free North Church’s weathervane and caused over a £100,000 worth of damage to this much-loved community building. Just six months later, the team at the church have accomplished an impressive feat, raising the majority of funds needed for the repairs, including applying for and being awarded a £36,000 grant from the National Churches Trust. This important repair work will not only improve the look of the building but also enable the church to continue the many community groups it runs there. This includes a warm space during the winter and weekly groups supporting recovery from addictions. “A grant from the National Churches Trust helps us to conserve an important part of our city heritage, and frees us to looking after people, and to share hope and compassion with the people of Inverness,” says the minister at the Free North, Rev Angus Macrae.
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