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Bower Church of Scotland, Charity no. SC 001363
Halkirk-Westerdale Church of Scotland, charity no. SC 008544
Watten Church of Scotland, charity no. SC 003365

Rev Alastair Gray has moved from Caithness at the end of September to Keith North Churches in Moray Presbytery. He will in time begin to produce ministry and devotional resources   on the website www.keithnorthchurches.org. But meantime, he thanks everyone who has followed and used the resources on this website.


Central Caithness Churches are made up of Bower, Canisbay, Dunnet, Olrig, Halkirk-Westerdale, Keiss and Watten,

These seven congregations make up the central grouping of parishes in Caithness Presbytery of the Church of Scotland. Rev Alastair Gray is minister of Bower, Halkirk-Westerdale and Watten. Mrs Myrtle Gillies is the Interim Moderator of Canisbay, Dunnet and Keiss and Olrig. Rev. Lyall Rennie is the Locum and Ordainedl Local Minister for Canisbay, Dunnet and Keiss. Rev. Robert Nicol is the Ordained Local Minister for Olrig. Rev. Esme Duncan is another Ordained Local Minister residing in Canisbay with a Presbytery wide remit.

There will also be updated audio and video clips to enable anyone interested to keep up to date with the weekly life of these parishes by clicking on the links at the left or on the photos at the top of the page.

Together with a team of lay preachers, and sometimes of locally produced film ministry, each of the six congregations enjoys its own weekly Sunday morning services, children’s Sunday Clubs, a youth group, Guild meetings, prayer meetings, lively musical and choral groups, and provide a focus for community activities.

This website is updated weekly with the latest resources of ministry, music, and news. There will also be updated audio and video clips to enable anyone interested to keep up to date with the weekly life of these parishes by clicking on the links below. Canisbay also has its own website, click here or the logo below for details. We are parishes of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, click here for the national website.