Our church building, architecture and ministers

Our church building was initially registered with Historic Scotland (Ref. No. 25879) as a category C listed building on 29th October 1991. The building is rectangular in plan, with an apsis to the east. You can view further details in Historic Scotland’s description of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church.

Historical Research
As the History of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church already attests to, confirmed by other records, the architect was John Murray Robertson. The Dictionary of Scottish Architects [1840-1980] contains reference to John Murray Robertson.

Other references to Broughty Ferry Baptist church may be found on the internet:

Post office directories

Past Ministers of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church3

    • 1876-1883: Rev John Simpson
    • 1883-1886: Arthur Oakley

  • 1886-1890: W.B.Nicolson, MA
  • 1890-1910: G.P.Craise
  • 1910-1913: Mitchell Hughes
  • 1914-1918: A V Thynne
  • 1918-1921: Vacant
  • 1921-1923: J.D.Craig (Student Pastor)
  • 1923-1924: Vacant
  • 1925-1927: R.A.Barclay, MA
  • 1928-1935: R.H.Martin, MA
  • 1936-1939: David O Galbraith, BD
  • 1940-1941: John Garland (Retired, Part-time)
  • 1942-1947: R.F.Conway (Retired, Part-time)
  • 1947-1949: Vacant
  • 1949-1951: R.M.Farquarson (Student)
  • Jan-Oct 1952:James Russell, MA (Part-time)
  • 1953-1954: D.P.Cox (Part-time, Lay Preacher)
  • 1954-1962: Roger G Thomas (Retired, Part-time)
  • 1963-1972: Vacant
  • 1972-1990s: Shared Leadership
  • 1990s Rev Brian Stewart (joint pastorate with Lochee Baptist Church)
  • 1999 Rev Kenneth Jefferson
  • 2007 – present: Rev Dr Brian Talbot

Footnotes

  1. The 1884/5 PO Directory shows Rev. Arthur W Oakley at Albert Place, Castle Green
  2. In 1890 Rev W B Nicolson accepted a call to Kirkintilloch
  3. Information has been extracted from Ramsay G Small’s history of the church from 1876-1976