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Camelon Parish Church was first constituted by the Church of Scotland on 25th October 1852.  Since then the history of the Church in Camelon became increasingly complex resulting in the parish of Camelon being split into three distinct areas, then in 1973, following the congregation of Camelon Trinity Church being dissolved, it was split between Camelon Irving and Camelon St John's Churches.  We have now come full circle and on 30th December 2003 the new Camelon Parish Church came into being. In the century-and-a-half since the first Camelon Parish Church was constituted Camelon has changed beyond recognition, socially, economically and spiritually. The story of how we arrived at our present position is told in the individual but often interwoven histories of  Irving and St John's. We are grateful to George Boyle (Irving) and Ian Scott (St John's) for their work in researching and documenting the story of the Church of Scotland in Camelon Parish. You can make any queries about Camelon Parish Church, its premises and its activities by contacting our administrator on 01324 870011. You can also reach us by contacting the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or, better still, by joining us any Sunday morning at 11.00 a.m.

 
History - Irving PDF Print E-mail

 How We got to Where We Are!

A Brief History of Irving Church

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History - St. John's PDF Print E-mail

Early Days - The Chapel of Ease

For more than two hundred years after the Reformation Falkirk Parish Church was the centre of worship of a huge district stretching from Denny in the west to Polmont in the east, and from Slamannan parish in the south to the banks of the River Carron. Attendance at the Sunday service for the scattered parishioners meant traveling on foot or horseback over many miles of rough terrain and, in this respect at least, the few hundred souls who made up the village of Camelon were luckier than most. In 1797 when the Minister of Falkirk prepared a long and detailed account of his enormous parish the village earned only two short references. There were, said Dr. James Wilson, '568 inhabitants in the village' and, later, '.....there is a dwelling house and a school room provided for the encouragement of a schoolmaster, but no salary.' Despite this, the seeds of rapid growth had been sown some years before and these, within fifty years, would lead to the establishment of a separate parish with its own church, minister and congregation.

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