"Build Better and Serve Stirling " is the name for a major project that has transformed the Stirling Methodist Church premises and created a building to meet 21st century needs for church and community use.
"Build Better and Serve Stirling " is the name for a major project that has transformed the Stirling Methodist Church premises and created a building to meet 21st century needs for church and community use.
Stirling Methodist Church has completed Phase 1 of its redevelopment project led by Adam Monteith of Surveying Solutions Ltd, and with lead contractors EC Specialist Contractors. The final snagging and invoicing was completed in May 2026.
We have been blessed to receive generous grants from a range of Methodist and external trusts and we have now raised the full amount required for "Build Better and Serve Stirling". Our particular thanks go to:
- Beatrice Laing Trust
- Benefact Trust
- Congregational and General Charitable Trust
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- Joseph Rank Trust
- National Churches Trust.
We are both humbled and gratified by this strong support for our vision.
The Phase 2 project will see the church fully re-roofed. The current slate roof has reached the end of its life, and a contractor appointed following receipt of all necessary permissions from Stirling Council and the Methodist Church. It is hoped to complete the work by October 2026.
Mission Planning
Alongside the work to develop the church building, Stirling Methodist Church has also been reviewing its mission plan. A series of workshops were held in the first half of 2024, to which all church members and friends were invited. These sessions explored our gifts and graces, seeking to match those with perceived needs in the local community. The following priorities were identified:
- 7-day-a-week church
- Food and welcome café
- Community engagement (community groups using the building)
- Gathered, inclusive church
- Space to Heal Outdoors.
As of May 2026, the church is now in use by community groups almost every day with the centrepiece being the Community Hub that meets on Wednesdays, 11-1pm (see Events page). Plans are underway to start an outdoor "space to heal" in the style of forest church.
Our Mission Prayer
Loving God,
As we look ahead to the future of Stirling Methodist Church, and all that you have in store, help and guide us as we discern together the next steps.
Help us to be attentive to the treasures that we and community already have, and the hidden treasures that are yet to be revealed.
Give us courage to take your lead, to look ahead with fresh eyes, as we seek to be a community in which all can flourish, and through which your love and hope can be shared with others.
May we know that you are present with us and through us in all our prayers and conversations.
AMEN