The Scots Kirk, Paris

The Scots Kirk Paris
Église écossaise
A picture of the front of the Scots Kirk in Paris
The Scots Kirk Paris is located in Paris
The Scots Kirk Paris
The Scots Kirk Paris
The location of the Scots Kirk in Paris
48°52′0.5″N 2°18′27.5″E / 48.866806°N 2.307639°E / 48.866806; 2.307639
LocationParis
CountryFrance
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Websitewww.scotskirkparis.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
Founded1858 (1858)
Founder(s)Rev John Tulloch[1]
Events1885, church purchased
Architecture
Years built1864 (1st building)
1957 (2nd building)
Groundbreaking1999
Completed2002
Administration
PresbyteryInternational
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.

  1. ^ "Death of Principal Tulloch". Dundee Courier. 15 February 1886. Retrieved 23 June 2019.