Who we are - our history
Although we’ve only been based in Culbokie since 2012, The Church of Scotland has been active in this part of the Black Isle since the 13th Century, as the parish churches of St Martin, Kirkmichael (both united as Resolis in the 1600s), Urquhart, and Knockbain (Munlochy). Over the centuries, we've weathered the changes caused by the Scottish Reformation, Jacobite Rising, Highland Clearances, Disruption, two World Wars, and other events in Scottish, and particularly, Highland, history. Over time, as farm and village life changed, these congregations unified and now meet at Culbokie Church Centre. So we’re a mix of individuals and families whose lives and careers connect us to the Black Isle, to Inverness, elsewhere in the Highlands, and beyond.
Culbokie Church Centre - how it started, 2012
The story of Culbokie Church Centre can be found here.
Dedication Service, April 2012
A gallery of photos of the procession from Findon Hall, where we met from 2005 to 2012, to Culbokie Church Centre can be viewed here.
A gallery of photos of the Dedication Service can be viewed here.
Celebrating the first 10 years of Culbokie Church Centre
Images of the celebration in 2022 of the first 10 years, can be viewed here.
The earlier history of Resolis and Urquhart Parishes
Two short histories are available, published by the ministers then in post, that give an account of Resolis and Urquhart parishes:
- William Young (1984) ''The Parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester
- G.S.M. Walker (1958) 'The Parish of Resolis
- A history of Knockbain Parish, now Munlochy, is currently being written
History of Culbokie - Culbokie Community Trust
A further selection of Church-related links and information is available here.
Biography of Revd Terry Burns
Terry was our minister from 2017-2025; you can find his short biography here.
Old Urquhart Bell
This bell is from Old Urquhart Church (now the ruin in Old Urquhart Cemetery) which was replaced by the 'New' Urquhart Church in 1792, where it remained until the congregation moved to Culbokie in 2005.
It has sat in the entrance lobby of Culbokie Church Centre since our opening in 2012, as a lasting reminder of our history and previous buildings.
