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On the 16th October 1776 the Antiburgher Presbytery of Dumfries sanctioned the union between two congregations in the parish of Glencairn, who were both receiving occasion sermon but wished to be granted more regular Sunday services. The result of this union was the establishment of Moniaive Associate (Antiburgher) congregation. James Pattison, the first minister of Moniaive Antiburgher Church was ordained in July 1778 and in 1834 a new church was erected on the original site with seating for 478. In 1847, Moniaive Associate Congregation became part of the United Presbyterian Church. Following the union of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland, Moniaive United Presbyterian became Moniaive United Free Church and in 1911 a union was established with the congregation of Glencairn United Free, under the name of Glencairn and Moniaive United Free Church. After the local union both churches continued in use until 1919 when the Moniaive church was sold and converted for use as the War Memorial Institute. Upon the 1929 union between the United Free Church of Scotland and the Church of Scotland, Glencairn and Moniaive United Free Church was renamed Moniaive Church of Scotland and in 1957 a further union was established with the congregation of Glencairn Church of Scotland. The charge once again was named Glencairn and Moniaive and the united congregation was linked withTynron in 1957. A further link followed in 1977 with Dunscore and the linked congregation is under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright. |