More than a third of Church of Scotland kirks are facing closure after a drastic fall in congregation numbers forced a revaluation of the organisations estate.
It’s believed as many as 500 buildings could be sold off – and that is a best case guess, with no official figures being made available.
The Scotland Churches Trust charity says local communities are finding out about planned closures with little or no notice – leaving them with no time to come together to try and save the buildings.
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