Crown Church, Inverness
| Crown Church | |
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| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Churchmanship | Reformed |
| Website | www.crown-church.co.uk |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Inverness |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Rev. Dr Peter Donald |
| Assistant | Rev. Stewart Frizzell |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Mrs. Brigid Donald DipABRSM and Mr. Ross Fairfield BMus Ed |
Crown Church is a parish church in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, located at the junction of Midmills Road and Kingsmills Road near the city centre. The first minister (1899–1907) was the Reverend William Todd, renowned for his fervent evangelical preaching. Originally built for the Free Church of Scotland, the church buildings were completed in 1901. By this time the congregation had become part of the United Free Church of Scotland, which in turn united with the Church of Scotland in 1929, thus reuniting Scotland’s largest Presbyterian denominations.
In 2004 the congregation had 820 members, making Crown Church the largest Church of Scotland congregation in Inverness in terms of membership. The current minister (since 1998) is the Reverend Dr Peter H. Donald, who is also Vice-Convener of the Church of Scotland’s Mission and Discipleship Council.
The Sunday morning services also include a various assortment of musical accompaniment. The church choir makes regular appearances, conducted by the organist Brigid Donald and accompanied by Ross Fairfield.
The Crown Church Youth Band is also welcomed during church services. Consisting of clarinet, alto saxophone and piano, the band provide accompaniment with the singing of hymns and share their various arrangements which match up with the theme of the service. The band have delighted us with "Jubilation Celebration", a jazzy piece that was loved by all. Other arrangements include "Everybody, Everywhere", "At this Table" (for communion) "Calypso Carol" and "How Quietly" (both of which for Christmas), "Lord of the Dance" and "What Have They Done?" (both of which for Easter), and "My Lord, What a Morning" (for Harvest). The band have also performed many secular pieces, including "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" by Jerome Kern and a medley of the greatest hits of Irving Berlin. The band is led and accompanied by Ross Fairfield.
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Coordinates: 57°28′38″N 4°13′06″W / 57.47733°N 4.21822°W