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The parish church of Inch, which stands on the shore of Loch Inch, belonged prior to the reformation to the Bishop of Galloway. Within the parish there existed two chapels, that of St John's and also of St Patrick's, which gave rise to Portpatrick. In 1931, following the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church in 1929, the parish church of Inch was united with the former United Free Church congregation of Inch Castle Kennedy. After the union the former Castle Kennedy Church was converted for use as a church hall. In 1982 Inch was linked with Stranraer St Andrew's and a union later followed between Inch and Lochryan in 1985. After the union the parish, which continued under the name of Inch, remained linked to Stranraer St Andrew's. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Stranraer until 1963 when, by Act of Assembly, the Presbytery of Wigtown and the Presbytery of Stranraer were united under the name of the Presbytery of Wigtown and Stranraer. |