The community outreach last summer resulted in 92% of 171 responders being in
favour of the church being taken on by the community. The general consensus
was that the space would be great as a welcoming café, with a heritage
information space, and a small gallery for local artists to share and sell their work.
The space would also continue to be available for weddings and funerals and
possibly some other events and meetings. Before we can do this, we need to
determine if taking on the church building will be financially viable. This is an
important step to make sure the long term future of the church building for the
community is secured. To do this we need to raise £20,000.
How you Can Help
We need your help to reach our goal to allow us to move forward with the
feasibility work. If you would like to help us raise some funds for the necessary
feasibility work detailed above then we would love to receive your donation
through our Crowdfunding page!
What would the money be used for?
● Completion of a building condition survey to identify any repairs, both imminent and
longer term, that will be required.
● Community business planning and feasibility to look at the different options for use of
the church building and the financial viability of any future uses
● Architect support to determine what alterations would be required to the building to
make the space both useable and compliant with current regulations and to improve
energy efficiency of the building
The committee are continuing to work hard behind the scenes to keep the project moving
forward. If you would like to be involved or have any skills or experience that you would like to
share with us we would love to hear from you.
We are planning to apply Crowdfund Fife for matched funding up to £2000 if we
can raise at least £4000 through our Crowdfunding campaign. If you would like to
help us raise some funds for the feasibility stage please visit our Crowdfunding
page using the link below.