About Whitekirk Church

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St. Mary’s Whitekirk has stood for over 700 years as a living monument to faith, worship and the power of God to heal and restore. First constructed as a project of gratitude by the Countess of Dunbar who had received a miracle of healing at the holy well attributed to St. Baldred, the church has attracted untold thousands of pilgrims, worshippers and those seeking the particular anointing that sits upon this sacred ground. 

This church and the ground upon which it sits has been both a place of home and refuge and of fair beauty and restoration. Its long and storied past has included connection to popes and kings, pirates and revolutionaries, artists and vast multitudes of normal folk. 

Sadly, in the 21st century, the situation of the St. Mary’s Whitekirk has changed with a dwindling congregation and the upheaval in the Church of Scotland. It was put up for sale by the Church of Scotland in 2021 and an offer was accepted from the Whitekirk New Life Trust to purchase the building. Whitekirk has passed through many historical eras and has faced significant times of change. Today we also have a time of significant transition.