A worshipping community since 1072Welcome

Founded in God's Love
Serving at the heart of Dunfermline
Welcoming friend and stranger in worship and community

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Founded in Gods LoveWorshipping Together

Worship at Dunfermline Abbey follows a traditional Church of Scotland pattern with the Word of God taking central place with Morning Worship at 10:30

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Serving at the Heart of DunfermlineCommunity Spirit

Having been a centre of Christian Worship on this site for over a thousand years the church looks forward to the future with confidence in its place in the life of the town of Dunfermline.

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Continuing mission in Dunfermline Embracing Our History

25,000 people a year experience the Abbey through our long and varied history which is all entwined with the history of Scotland itself!

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Worship

Worship at Dunfermline Abbey follows a traditional Church of Scotland pattern with the Word of God taking central place. As we start to return to normal after the Covid restrictions, in-person worship is starting to return to the Abbey. Our Prime Time Service is at 9:30 and the Sunday Morning service has resumed at

Community

We are more than just a Sunday thing, it's something different for everyone, everyday! Having been a centre of Christian Worship on this site for over a thousand years we look forward to the future with confidence in our place in the life of the town of Dunfermline. (more…)

Music

Music has been an important feature of the liturgy at Dunfermline Abbey since the time of the Benedictine foundation in the twelfth century. In these earlier times music would have been sung at every service throughout the course of each day. (more…)

History

The Abbey Church is the centrepiece of Dunfermline, one of the oldest settlements in Scotland and once its proud capital. The history of The Abbey is entwined with that of Scotland itself, as Dunfermline was the burial site of the Scottish monarchs before the adoption of the island of Iona,

Why the Abbey?

To be recognised as a vibrant, compassionate, self-sustaining Christian community, welcoming to all

Glorify God

We follow the traditional CofS pattern with the Word of God taking central place

Sing to the Lord

Music has been an important feature of the liturgy at Dunfermline Abbey

Love Community

We are more than just a Sunday thing, it’s something different for everyone, every day!.

Love people

The Abbey wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the people who worship, volunteer and visit!

Worship

Morning Worship – 23rd January 2022

Join us each Sunday as we continue to broadcast Morning Worship live from Dunfermline Abbey each week. Worship in church is led by the Revd MaryAnn Rennie. Matthew Beetschen, the Master of Music, will be at the organ, and leading the Abbey Choristers .

The Order of Service for all of our Christmas Services can be downloaded from our website. The new Order of Service is usually available on the Thursday before the Service.

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Catch up on all our previous live broadcasts on our You Tube Channel

Review of 2021

It’s been a year of masks, disinfecting and measuring the appropriate social distance……but we are hopefully, slowly getting back to normal. Working within all the appropriate government guidelines over the year has been challenging but we have managed to return to in person worship, hold some special events, and make new memories along the way……Here is our Review of 2021!

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OUR VISION

To be recognised as a vibrant, compassionate, self-sustaining Christian community, welcoming to all

ABBEY HISTORY

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We Would Love Your Support!

It currently costs £558 per day to keep and maintain the Ministry of the historic Dunfermline Abbey which is wholly met by members of the congregation and donations from visitors.

Donating allows us to continue to offer ministry in Dunfermline and welcome over 25,000 people every year to discover the Abbey’s place in Scotlands rich history.

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Fife Pilgrim Way

For 400 years, St Andrews was one of the main pilgrimage destinations in Medieval Europe. St Andrews may have been the main attraction, but pilgrims were also drawn to Dunfermline to visit St Margaret’s miraculous shrine within the abbey.

The Fife Pilgrim Way follows one of the routes taken by countless pilgrims to Scotland’s holy hot-spot.

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