The Kirk of Calder is the Church of Scotland Parish Church serving the communities of Mid Calder and Pumpherston and is located on Main St., Mid Calder,  West Lothian, EH53 0AN, Scotland. UK
	Services are held every Sunday morning at 10.30am, (an extra family service is held at 9:30am in the summer months)
	Our Minister is Rev. John M Povey MA. BD. You can phone/fax him on +44 (0)1506 882495 or
	Visitors will of course always be made most welcome to any Sunday morning service!
	***VisitScotland attraction and is open to the public on Sunday Afternoons (from April to September) between 2 and 4pm. Admission is FREE!  The church won the West Lothian Award for Conservation in 1992. Previous visitors include John Knox, James Paraffin Young, David Livingstone and Frederick Chopin - and we look forward to meeting you too!
	You can  make a 'special' appointment to visit at other times by contacting the Church Officer  Jim and Eleanor Blair 01506 881302  email
	Photos - lots of new photos and slideshows of the Church interior and exterior here
	Planning a Wedding, Christening or Funeral? - See Services Page for more info. The church can accommodate approx. 400 people.

We are looking for photos past and present of weddings or other events in the Church for our photo album

	More photos of the Church have been added to the Photo Gallery, Thanks to photography student and  member Robert Spiers, who was tasked to photograph "anything that didn't move" and has come up with some more spectacular photos including features and carvings you may never of seen before. There are now over 200 photos, and we are still looking for photos of past and present weddings and other events for the album. Click here to visit the photo album page.
	For full details of Church Services and Contacts. Click here
	Click for map and directions to Church. The Postcode for GPS users is EH53 0AN. Parking is available on Main Street 50 metres South of the the church. Extra parking available in the Glenalmond Hall car park 150 metres to the North on Main St.  "What  3 Words" location code for the Church is ///flight.using.novelists
	If you would like to hear the background music that used to be automatic  Click here to start the music  (A new browser window will open, just minimise this and you will go back to this page and still hear the music)  (The tune is 'Cannon in D Major' by Johann Pachelbel)
	NEW - Rev Povey has recently transcribed the names from the church's War Memorials and they are now listed on a page on this site - War Memorials
	Click here to read the Church of Scotland press release regarding the Moderator's visit to the Kirk of Calder in Sept 2010 where he held Communion on the 450th anniversary of what is thought to be the same place the very first reformed celebration of Holy Communion.
	The Kirk of Calder is a Scottish Registered Charity - Nr. SC013461
	If you are a Facebook user you can now Interact with the Kirk on our on our Facebook page and be sure to "like" us to get update
	The Sunday afternoon opening of the Church hosted by The Friends of the Kirk of Calder is open for the season (May to September Sundays 2-4pm).  more details from the "Friends" coordinator  John Jamieson 01506 411772                  3 star STB attraction
	Fair Trade Cafe  every Tuesday 10am-12noon in the Glenalmond Hall - Home baking and Fair Trade products - All proceeds go to the work of the Vine Trust.

West Lothian Foodbank - the church will provide a box each Sunday for donations that Colin Foster (07841 457 033) will transmit to the Whitburn centre.  The list of non- perishable items they would like is listed below: Tinned Tuna/Tinned Meat/Breakfast Cereals (375g/500g)/ Milk (UHT or powdered)/ Sugar (500g) / Long Life fruit Juice/ Tinned pies/ Tinned tomatoes/ Tinned vegetables/ Tinned fruit/ Tinned rice pudding/ Sponge pudding (tins) / Pasta (500g)/ Pasta sauces (jars)/ Rice (500g)/ Tea Bags/ Instant coffee/ Jam (jars)/ Biscuits (packets)/ Snacks (Crisps/ chocolate)

funds Click here to  join. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kirkofcalder/ Without any cost to you, the retailer donates part of your online spend can help raise funds for the church. For example  £2,000 was raised for the Oldeani project from this source in less than 3 years!. (Note: If you signed up already to easyfundraising for the Oldeani Project you have been automatically transferred to the Kirk of Calder funding for future spend)

Church lighting upgrade September 2018

 

	Discover the history of the church and learn how an earlier minister of Kirk of Calder once crowned a King!
	Historic Scotland Grade A Listed building
	Nr 14144
	The Kirk's Stained Glass windows were restored in 1995 and have a special feature page, as do The Calder Witches.
	We also have a full list of all Kirk of Calder ministers since 1526
	There is an  Old Maps page showing some historical maps of Mid Calder in 1580, 1757 and in 1853
	The organ is by James Conacher, 1888.
	There are a number of Publications on the history of the church and village that are now available (perhaps for a gift?)  through the website- click  for Publications . We can even sent these overseas.
	Rev Povey's  son Colin following his graduation from Glasgow School of Art captured his dad in oil (below)  .
	(You can see more of Colin's pictures on his website www.colinpovey.com)
	James Hendrie ,one of our Elders, also is a professional writer and he has recently  penned an article for Scottish Home & Country Magazine titled "WITCHES, COMPOSERS AND PREACHERS - THE STORY OF KIRK OF CALDER" It is a balanced and interesting article on the Kirk and now you can read it here or click "The Kirk Story" on the left.
	The Kirk of Calder is a Fair Trade Church.
	Read the online article on the church in Undiscovered Scotland

 

	*NEW* The Gravestone Photographic Resource project is a website attempting to provide a much needed on-line resource for family historians. They include a number of headstones in the Kirk of Calder Cemetery. Click the link below to visit. http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/cemetery.php?cemetery=2265
	We are featured attraction on the Visit West Lothian website  www.visitwestlothian.co.uk  which raises the profile of West Lothian.  Visit West Lothian also has a Facebook link: www.facebook.com/visitwestlothian

Link to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Page

To make a donation  to Kirk of Calder
please complete standing order form below or
make a one off BACS payment to Kirk of Calder
A/C 10047047 Sort Code: 82-66-22
 

Standing Order Form (editable Word doc)
Standing order form (printable pdf)

If UK taxpayer please also complete
  Gift Aid Form  (printable pdf) 
...and we can reclaim the tax

 e-mail forms to
treasurer@kirkofcalder.com

Pay Pal one off donation coming soon!

	The Oldeani project was featured in an article in "The Daily Record" on 31st December 2016. It is reproduced in full on the Oldeani Page
	TARGET REACHED - 5 Months early! The Kirk of Calder have a project to link up with a community in Oldeani, Tanzania.  This involves funding the building of a children’s home at the cost of £85,000.  Since the launch of the project in September 2014, the fund reached its £85,000 target (see graph) Well done everyone!

	See the dedicated Oldeani Project webpage for more details www.vinetrust.org/fundraise/kirk-of-calder-project (now called Kazunzu)
	Bankers Order form to pay your weekly offering here . Collect a card at the main door to show that you have paid your offering online!

The Scottish Bible Society 
s one of the two charities 
officially recognised by 
The Church of Scotland.
visit their website here

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More info about the Kirk of Calder

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Aerial view

"Birds Eye" View of Church