Greenside Parish Church |
Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5AB |
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Albany Deaf ChurchThe congregation shares the building with Greenside
church and regularly hold services in the Albany chapel within the church.
The chapel was dedicated by the Very Revd. John Miller, Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2001 Sunday services are at 10am at Greenside Church
during the months of March to October except for the first Sunday of the
month when services are held for the Deaf at Slateford Green supported
flats at 10 am. However arrangements may be altered from time to time. Sunday services are also held at 11am at the Trust
Housing Association in Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh. Albany Deaf Church is a congregation of the Church
of Scotland with its own Kirk Session and Congregational Board. The 128
members are Deaf using British Sign Language (BSL) as their means of
communication. Services are in BSL. If a hearing or hard of hearing person
attends the service both BSL and spoken English are used simultaneously. The locum minister and interim moderator is Rev
Alistair Kelly.
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Deaf Choirs Festival Service. The church has its own website at http://www.deafchurchedinburgh.co.uk/. |
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