Larbert Free Church

(SMR 133)

NS 8705 8295

1843	Larbert Free Church
1900	also Stenhousemuir FC
1929	Larbert East United Free Church	1929
1929	Larbert East Church of Scotland

TIMELINE

1843: The Rev John Bonar of Larbert Parish Church walked out and started to preach at Cargill’s Thorn in the name of the Free Church.

1844: Small church erected in Kirk Avenue facing Main Street at a cost of £700. The building at the east end of the parish was an unassuming structure with a burial ground.

1900: New church building begun.

1903: Church opened in March at a cost of £5,000 on the site of the old church.

1914-18: Church hall used as canteen.

1918: Halls destroyed by fire.

1924: New halls cost £3,400. Memorial stone laid 28th December 1923. Above the door is the motto “NEC TAMEN CONSUMEBATUR”.

MANSE

1880s: Manse on east side of Stirling Street.

1929? New manse in Carronvale Road to replace old manse 1.5 miles from the church.

1938: Manse sold to Stirling C.C. for £430.

BELL

1887: 8.25 cwt in B-flat.

WINDOW

See separate entry for Larbert East Church stained glass windows.

CHURCHYARD

See separate entry for inventory and index of gravestones in Larbert East Churchyard

MINISTERS OF LARBERT FREE CHURCH

1843	Bonar, John
May 1868	MacPherson, Finlay	Dec 1893
	Balfour, Peter	Oct 1895
Mar 1896	Bogle, Andrew Nisbet	Jul 1903
Sep 1903	Spence, Alexander Easton	Apr 1911
Aug 1911	Mitchell, William Chisholm	Apr 1925
Sep 1925	Fulton, John Wilson	Apr 1946
Dec 1946	McPhail, Peter	Feb 1958
Jul 1958	Melrose, James Henderson Loudon	Oct 1969
Feb 1964	Murray, Eric John
1995	Crosthwaite, M