St
Kiaran’s
Port
Charlotte
Isle of
Islay
Minister -
Steve Fulcher MA
Welcome
to the
community of St Kiaran’s Church in the Church of Scotland parish of Kilchoman,
and Portnahaven Parish Church in the Rhinns of Islay.
Christian
worship is held in both churches each Sunday – at 10.00am in Portnahaven and at
11.30am at St Kiaran’s. Everyone is
welcome
This is the Celtic cross that can be seen
in the churchyard at Kilchoman
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Front view of St Kiarans
History –
Kilchoman parish was established back in the Middle Ages. St Kiaran’s Church was built in 1899 to
be near the centres of population in Port Charlotte and Bruichladdich, replacing
the ancient Kilchoman Church.
Portnahaven Church was built in 1828 to a design by Thomas
Telford and is one of a few Parliamentary churches still in use.
Portnahaven Church with its two front doors
Children - There is a Sunday Club for Children at 11.30 in the Wildlife Information Centre in Port Charlotte. Everyone is welcome between the ages of 3 –12. Please leave your parents at home…. Be assured that all our leaders are registered under current child protection regulations.
We are here to
serve the communities of Kilchoman and Portnahaven and to share the story of
Jesus.
St Kiaran’s was named after Ciaran, a contemporary of St Columba. Ciaran may have been an abbot in Ireland before coming to Islay, founding the church at Kilchiaran, before proceeding to Iona.
Islay is a
very beautiful island which we share with a great variety of
wildlife
St Kiaran’s is
here-------------------------------------------------------
Portnahaven
Church is here-------------------------------
Our Minister – Our minister Steve Fulcher arrived in the parish in August 2003, moving here from Gloustershire in England. He is married with five children, one of whom attends the Islay High School in Bowmore.
Contacts
Minister –
Steve Fulcher scr@fish.co.uk
Session Clerk
St Kiaran’s – Duncan McAusland – dungina@macunlimited.net
Session Clerk
Portnahaven – Maureen MacKinnon
Links
www.ileach.co.uk
The Ileach is the local newspaper for Islay. It is also published
on-line
www.bruichladdich.com
Bruichladdich is one of the seven whisky distilleries currently working
on Islay. Their website has
information about the history and wildlife of Islay as well as information about
whisky.
www.islay.co.uk A
directory of Islay websites
www.islayfamilyhistory.org.uk The Islay Family History
Society