Welcome to the Holy Rude Viewfield Church, Stirling!
Join us for Sunday Worship as indicated below.
This year's (2025) King James Lecture:
"How both traditional and contemporary society was reflected and represented within the 2023 Coronation Liturgy at Westminster Abbey"
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Holy Rude Viewfield Church, Stirling.
To help defray church's daily operating expenses of £569.00.
Next Service(s)
Due to storm Éowyn damage to the steeple and the ceiling of the church sanctuary, Viewfield Church has been deemed unsafe to use until an assessment is made and any repairs completed. Until then, all services will be held in the Church of the Holy Rude.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 18 May 2025, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Alan Miller & Revd Simon Hesset.
Parking in Stirling Old Town Jail, front or rear courtyard, St John St.
Past Services.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 11 May 2025, The annual Kirkin service for the Guildry of Stirling, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Alan Miller & Revd Simon Hesset. 12.30 Kirk Session Meeting.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 4 May 2025, Third Sunday of Easter, last Sunday hosting the Stirling Methodist Church, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Alan Miller & Revd Simon Hesset. The service will include the celebration of the Lord's Supper (Holy Communion). — Link on Facebook.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 27 April 2025, Second Sunday of Easter, hosting the Stirling Methodist Church, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Alan Miller & Preacher David Rogerson, Stirling Methodist Church. — Link on Facebook.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 20 April 2025, Easter Sunday, hosting the Stirling Methodist Church, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Alan Miller, Revd Simon Hesset, Revd Adam Stevenson, Deacon Natalie Clark & Preacher Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference. — Link on Facebook.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 13 April 2025, Palm Sunday, hosting the Stirling Methodist Church, will be held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by guest Preacher being Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference, Revd Alan Miller, Revd Simon Hesset, Revd Adam J. Stevenson, & Deacon Natalie Clark. — Link on Facebook.
The Holy Rude Viewfield service for Sunday, 6 April 2025, Fifth Sunday in Lent, hosting the Stirling Methodist Church, was held in the Holy Rude Church, at 11.00 am, led by Revd Simon Hesset. — Link on Facebook.
24 January, Storm Éowyn Damage to Viewfield Church.
We are a congregation of the Church of Scotland (a church in the Presbyterian tradition and part of the world-wide family of Reformed Churches), worshipping in our beautiful and historic building which dates from the 15th century.
The Church has been the historic Burgh Kirk, or Parish Church, of Stirling for 900 years and is the only church still in active use, apart from Westminster Abbey in London, to have hosted a coronation, when the infant King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) was crowned in the Holy Rude on the 29th July 1567.
We are a friendly and welcoming faith community, open to all who come to us as we seek to live out our Christian faith in offering hospitality to all who come, no matter what your age, background, culture or gender, and whether you come only once, or become a regular member of our congregation every Sunday.
Our worship style is traditional, and we have a reputation for good music and liturgy, and thought-provoking preaching. There is a Young Church for children from 3 to 12 years old, and during the service there are baby changing facilities and a creche for very young children in the vestry.
A charity registered in Scotland, No.SC007533.