The Scots Kirk Paris | |
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Église écossaise | |
48°52′0.5″N 2°18′27.5″E / 48.866806°N 2.307639°E | |
Location | Paris |
Country | France |
Denomination | Church of Scotland |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1858 |
Founder(s) | Rev John Tulloch[1] |
Events | 1885, church purchased |
Architecture | |
Years built | 1864 (1st building) 1957 (2nd building) |
Groundbreaking | 1999 |
Completed | 2002 |
Administration | |
Presbytery | International |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Rev Jan Steyn |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Paul Snelgrove |
The Scots Kirk Paris (French: L'Église écossaise) is a Presbyterian Protestant church situated in Paris, in rue Bayard near the Champs-Elysées in the 8th arrondissement. It is the only congregation of the Church of Scotland in France, part of the International Presbytery.
The church itself is incorporated in a modern apartment building, whose construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2002. The current church is the third built on the site.
The congregation is particularly well known for their former minister Donald Caskie who wrote an account of his exploits during World War II, The Tartan Pimpernel.