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St Peter's: St Peter's was opened in 1836 and was disjoined from the parish of St John's for which it had been intended as an extension. At the Disruption in 1843 the church became St Peter's Free and the congregation retained the church building. St Peter's mission was begun in 1857. The clock tower and stone spire was erected in 1839, a clock installed in 1872, the church was refurbished in 1886 and stained glass windows added in 1919. St Peter's Church of Scotland was replaced by St Peter's Free in 1843 and became St Peter's United Free in 1900 and St Peter's Church of Scotland in 1929. In 1870 St Peter's Free mission erected a building to be known as The McCheyne Church after Robert Murray McCheyne, the first minister of St Peter's. McCheyne Memorial Free church was sanctioned in 1871 and the building enlarged in 1899. In 1900 McCheyne Memorial Free became McCheyne Memorial United Free and McCheyne Memorial in 1929.St Peter's McCheyne: In 1982 St Peter's and McCheyne Memorial united to form St Peter's McCheyne. The newly formed charge retained McCheyne Memorial church as a place of worship. The building was partially renovated in 1996 and is B-Listed. |