Bedrule Church set to be sold

In 2023, the Church of Scotland made the decision to sell Bedrule Church.

Bedrule is one of 500 or so churches across Scotland that are set to be sold before 2026. Bedrule Church is not yet listed on the CoS website, but Bedrule Church Future has been informed of a sale date in July 2025.

You can see an up to date listing of CoS churches on the market, on their website.

You can also read some of the commentary on this CoS decision in the Scotsman, which reports that CoS is not giving many communities preferred bidder status, and in Country Life, which bemoans the potential loss of many beautiful buildings and warns those thinking of converting them into homes.

You can also read the perspective of Community Land Scotland, who feel strongly that these communities should be supported in obtaining church buildings for community use.