The coming of the Church
A painting of the original church in Juniper Green by a local landscape artist Frederick Sohns.
In 1843 matters in the Church of Scotland came to a head and many ministers and members walked out of the General Assembly to form the Free Church of Scotland. Although neither minister in Currie or Colinton parishes came out at this Disruption, some members of both congregations joined the dissenters and started the Colinton and Currie Free Church. The first minister, the Rev. Harry Anderson, was ordained in February 1844 and the church was built soon after in 1845 on the site where Juniper Green Parish Church now stands.
The church was reconstructed in 1879 to provide another 200 seats for the growing village. The dedication of the new building, then known as Juniper Green Free Kirk, took place in 1880.
In 1926, the Rev. George S. Gunn was ordained and inducted just before the Union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland in 1929. At that time, the congregation took a new title, St. Andrew's Church of Scotland, Juniper Green.
More details on the history of St Andrew's Church at Juniper Green can be found at http://www.jgpc.org.uk/