Church of Scotland offices

Building in Edinburgh, Scotland

The Church of Scotland Offices Sculpture of the Church's "Burning Bush" emblem above the entrance

The Church of Scotland offices are located in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland (in the New Town), at 121 George Street. These imposing buildings are popularly known in Church circles as "one-two-one". They were designed in a Scandinavian-influenced style by the architect Sydney Mitchell and built in 1909–1911 for the United Free Church of Scotland. Following the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland in 1929 the church offices were henceforth used by the newly united church.

A matching extension, incorporating a ground floor bookshop, was built in the 1930s on the east side (119 George Street). A proposed matching extension on the west side (replacing the still-existing buildings at 123 George Street) was never built. 123 George Street is, however, owned by the Church of Scotland and has been incorporated into the offices. The church offices also incorporate a chapel near the main entrance and a staff canteen in the basement.

The title used is always "church offices" and never "headquarters". There are periodically suggestions within the Church of Scotland that the current church offices should be sold, relocating to new premises outside Edinburgh. Such a decision could only be taken by the General Assembly; so far no proposals have been made.

The offices of the Moderator, Principal Clerk, General Treasurer, Law Department and all the church councils are located at the church offices. The one major exception is the Social Care Council (CrossReach) which is located outside the city centre at Charis House, 47 Milton Road East, Edinburgh.

The building is managed and maintained by the Church of Scotland's Facilities Management Department.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Douglas Galbraith (editor), Church of Scotland Yearbook 2013-14, page 32, St Andrew Press, Edinburgh, 2013, ISBN 978 0 86153 801 0

## External links

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Religious sites in Edinburgh

Current|

| Church of
Scotland|

* Barclay Viewforth Church
* Canongate Kirk
* Church of Scotland offices
* Colinton Parish Church
* Corstorphine Old Parish Church
* Craigmillar Park Church
* Cramond Kirk
* Duddingston Kirk
* General Assembly Hall
* Greyfriars Kirk (Greyfriars Charteris Centre)
* Holyrood Abbey Church
* Mayfield Salisbury Church
* North Leith Parish Church
* Reid Memorial Church
* South Leith Parish Church
* Edinburgh: New Town Church
* St Catherine's Argyle Church
* St Cuthbert's Church
* St Giles' Cathedral (Thistle Chapel)

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Scottish
Episcopal|

* Church of St John the Evangelist
* Church of St Michael and All Saints
* Old St. Paul's
* Priory Church
* St Columba's-by-the-Castle
* St Mary's Cathedral
* St Paul's and St George's Church

Other
Protestant|

* Augustine United Church
* Bellevue Chapel
* Carrubbers Christian Centre
* Charlotte Chapel
* King's Church
* King's Hall
* Life Church
* Mortonhall Crematorium
* Quaker Meeting House
* Wester Hailes Baptist Church

Roman
Catholic|

* Gillis Centre
* Sacred Heart
* St Catherine's Convent
* St Columba's Catholic Church
* St John the Evangelist Church
* St Joseph's Church
* St Mary's Cathedral
* St Mary's Star of the Sea Church
* St Ninian and Triduana's Church
* St Patrick's Church
* St Peter's Church

Orthodox|

* St Andrew's Orthodox Church

Non-
denominational|

* Mortonhall Crematorium
* Robin Chapel
* St Margaret's Chapel

Other
religions|

* Edinburgh Central Mosque
* Edinburgh Synagogue

Former|

| Extant|

* Highland, Tolbooth, St John's Parish Church
* Lady Yester's Kirk
* Morningside High Church
* Mortuary Chapel
* New North Church
* New College Settlement
* Newington and St Leonard's Parish Church
* Nicolson Street Church
* St George's Church
* St Michael's Episcopal Church
* St Oran's Church
* St Stephen's Church
* Tron Kirk

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Demolished
or ruined|

* Bristo Church
* Highland Church
* Holyrood Abbey
* Kirk o' Field
* Pleasance Church
* St Leonard's Chapel
* St Paul's Parish Church
* Trinity College Kirk
* West St Giles' Parish Church

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