Scottish Coastal Mission, Methil

Scottish Coastal Mission, Methil

The Scottish Coastal Mission, founded in 1850, was a Protestant organisation dedicated to ministering to sailors and maritime communities. By 1861 they employed 10 missionaries and had 29 stations along the east coast of Scotland. They began services in Methil in 1892, and opened the building known as the ‘Seaman's Bethel’ on Dock Street in 1904 at a cost of £8000. It was still active in 1952, but has since closed and been demolished.

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1. ‘Scottish Coast Mission’, Places of Worship in Scotland, Accessed 5 October, 2021, http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/10470/image/13146/name/Scottish+Coast+Mission+Wemyss+Fife. 2. Alexander Smith, The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. Fife (Edinburgh, 1952)

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Scottish Coastal Mission, Methil

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