{"id":15,"date":"2016-05-03T21:49:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2016-05-03T21:49:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:49:43","slug":"our-church-building-architecture-and-ministers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Our church building, architecture and ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/data.historic-scotland.gov.uk\/pls\/htmldb\/f?p=2200:15:3190051631694749::::BUILDING:25879\">Historic Scotland&#8217;s description of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Historical Research<\/b><br \/>\nAs the <a href=\"http:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/history.htm\">History of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church<\/a> already attests to, confirmed by other records, the architect was John Murray Robertson. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottisharchitects.org.uk\/\">The Dictionary of Scottish Architects [1840-1980]<\/a> contains reference to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottisharchitects.org.uk\/architect_full.php?id=200015\">John Murray Robertson.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other references to Broughty Ferry Baptist church may be found on the internet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishchurches.org.uk\/sites\/site\/id\/8164\/name\/Broughty+Ferry+Baptist+Church+Dundee+Tayside\">Scottish Church Heritage Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk\/sc-25879-broughty-ferry-st-vincent-street-baptist-\">British Listed Buildings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/photo\/491691\"><em>Geograph<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> photograph<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Post office directories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188081dund#page\/554\/mode\/2up\">1880\/1 PO Dir- Rev John Simpson<\/a> (Baptist Church, Good Templar Lodge-Room, Gray Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188283dund#page\/586\/mode\/2up\">1881\/2 PO Dir- Rev John Simpson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188283dund#page\/586\/mode\/2up\">1882\/3 PO Dir- Rev John Simpson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188485prin#page\/604\/mode\/2up\">1884\/5 PO Dir- Rev Arthur W Oakley<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188586dund#page\/614\/mode\/2up\">1885\/6 PO Dir- Rev Arthur W Oakley<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188687dund#page\/604\/mode\/2up\">1886\/7 PO Dir- Rev Mr McNair<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188788dund#page\/638\/mode\/2up\">1887\/8 PO Dir- Rev W B Nicolson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188889dund#page\/644\/mode\/2up\">1888\/9 PO Dir- Rev W B Nicolson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory188990dund#page\/662\/mode\/2up\">1889\/0 PO Dir- Rev W B Nicolson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189091dund#page\/670\/mode\/2up\">1890\/1 PO Dir- Rev W B Nicolson<\/a> (Baptist Church, St Vincent Street)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/etree10.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189192dund#page\/676\/mode\/2up\">1891\/2 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189293dund#page\/680\/mode\/2up\">1892\/3 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189394dund#page\/686\/mode\/2up\">1893\/4 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189495dund#page\/706\/mode\/2up\">1894\/5 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189596dund#page\/706\/mode\/2up\">1895\/6 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189697dund#page\/710\/mode\/2up\">1896\/7 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189798dund#page\/716\/mode\/2up\">1897\/8 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Roslin Cottage, Castle Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189899dund#page\/728\/mode\/2up\">1898\/9 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Roslin Cottage, Castle Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory189900dund#page\/746\/mode\/2up\">1899\/0 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Roslin Cottage, Castle Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190001dund#page\/754\/mode\/2up\">1900\/1 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Roslin Cottage, Castle Street)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190102dund#page\/774\/mode\/2up\">1901\/2 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190203dund#page\/778\/mode\/2up\">1902\/3 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190304dund#page\/786\/mode\/2up\">1903\/4 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190405dund#page\/792\/mode\/2up\">1904\/5 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190506dund#page\/798\/mode\/2up\">1905\/6 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190607dund#page\/802\/mode\/2up\">1906\/7 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190708dund#page\/816\/mode\/2up\">1907\/8 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190809dund#page\/822\/mode\/2up\">1908\/9 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory190910dund#page\/838\/mode\/2up\">1909\/0 PO Dir- Rev George P Craise<\/a> (house -Erigmore, Barnhill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory191011dund#page\/852\/mode\/2up\">1910\/11 PO Dir- vacant <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/dundeedirectory191112dund#page\/846\/mode\/2up\">1911\/2 PO Dir- Rev Mitchel Hughes <\/a> (4 Seaward Place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Past Ministers of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church<sup>3<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>1876-1883: Rev John Simpson<\/li>\n<li>1883-1886: Arthur Oakley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\n \t\n\n<li>Rev. Mr McNair (1886)<\/li>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1886-1890: W.B.Nicolson, MA<\/li>\n<li>1890-1910: G.P.Craise<\/li>\n<li>1910-1913: Mitchell Hughes<\/li>\n<li>1914-1918: A V Thynne<\/li>\n<li>1918-1921: Vacant<\/li>\n<li>1921-1923: J.D.Craig (Student Pastor)<\/li>\n<li>1923-1924: Vacant<\/li>\n<li>1925-1927: R.A.Barclay, MA<\/li>\n<li>1928-1935: R.H.Martin, MA<\/li>\n<li>1936-1939: David O Galbraith, BD<\/li>\n<li>1940-1941: John Garland (Retired, Part-time)<\/li>\n<li>1942-1947: R.F.Conway (Retired, Part-time)<\/li>\n<li>1947-1949: Vacant<\/li>\n<li>1949-1951: R.M.Farquarson (Student)<\/li>\n<li>Jan-Oct 1952:James Russell, MA (Part-time)<\/li>\n<li>1953-1954: D.P.Cox (Part-time, Lay Preacher)<\/li>\n<li>1954-1962: Roger G Thomas (Retired, Part-time)<\/li>\n<li>1963-1972: Vacant<\/li>\n<li>1972-1990s: Shared Leadership<\/li>\n<li>1990s Rev Brian Stewart (joint pastorate with Lochee Baptist Church)<\/li>\n<li>1999 Rev Kenneth Jefferson<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; present: Rev Dr Brian Talbot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Footnotes<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digital.nls.uk\/directories\/browse\/pageturner.cfm?id=85016717\">The 1884\/5 PO Directory shows Rev. Arthur W Oakley at Albert Place, Castle Green<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/kirkintillochto00watsgoog#page\/n316\/mode\/2up\">In 1890 Rev W B Nicolson accepted a call to Kirkintilloch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Information has been extracted from Ramsay G Small&#8217;s history of the church from 1876-1976<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s description of Broughty Ferry Baptist Church. 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