About the Friends
Our vision is to keep Burntisland Old Parish Church as a publicly accessible heritage asset for the foreseeable future and for the good of the community. The group wishes to retain and conserve the building and as much of its historical features and art as possible.
The Friends of Burntisland Old Parish Church (FoBOPC) working group is now a constituted community group with a bank account. The group has a Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and five other committee members. The FoBOPC group has been meeting monthly since its formation in March 2025.
We have until December 2027 to secure the building’s future either through a national body (such as Historic Churches Scotland) taking ownership of the church or through a community purchase. Our aim is to preserve its history while also providing new opportunities for social, cultural, and economic activity within the town.
Vision
To keep Burntisland Old Parish Church a publicly accessible heritage asset for the foreseeable future and for the good of the community.
Primary objectives
To maintain long-term public access to BOPC.
To ensure the long-term preservation of the structure and fabric of the BOPC building and its historical contents.
To ensure the long-term preservation of the structure and fabric of the BOPC building and its historical contents.
In the absence of state engagement, to attract sufficient funding and community involvement (both local and more widespread) to realise these objectives including, potentially, through community ownership.
Secondary Objectives
To ensure long-term community use of, and access to, the building for appropriate civic celebrations and services, such as (but not limited to) baptisms, weddings and funerals.
To enhance public awareness of, and community interest in, the historical and architectural significance of BOPC.
To enhance the experience of visitors to BOPC, improving awareness and understanding of the church’s historical, biblical and architectural importance.
To improve visitor facilities and resources within the building without impacting on its historical, protected features.
To improve visitor facilities and resources within the building without impacting on its historical, protected features.
To embrace wherever possible the Green Agenda and sustainability in all changes to the building.
Committee Members
- Anne Smith - Chair
- Kristian Pollock - Secretary
- Matthew Bradshaw - Treasurer
- Ian Archibald
- Jamie Henderson
- Neil Lyndon
- Kitty O’Connor
- Catherine Thomson