Welcome to The Gateway Project!

This is an exciting time for St. Mungo’s as we explore the possibility of building a new church building on Woodcroft Field in Balerno. Our vision is for a building that will serve our needs as a church family and enable us to Be Love to our community. The Holy Spirit began nudging Ollie in 2022 to consider this new chapter, and we are now in the feasibility phase of The Gateway Project.

The congregation of St Mungo’s has been worshipping in Balerno for over 150 years. We have long since outgrown the beautiful little church building at Ladycroft and, for over 30 years, have met in Balerno High School. This has been a wonderful provision and a great blessing. In recent years, however, the letting arrangement has become unpredictable, and the school building itself is no longer appropriate for our needs. Managing these challenges puts huge pressure on our staff and volunteers, and limits our ability to develop new ministry opportunities. We believe that having our own building would allow us to devote our time, energy and resources into the spiritual life of the church in discipleship, fellowship, ministry and mission.

The Woodcroft field was bequeathed to the diocese in 1942 by Janet Brodie, who had been the church organist. In her will, she stated that the purpose of her gift was for a new church to be built on the field.

There are challenges associated with developing the site, and Vestry has therefore explored numerous alternative options. After much prayer, however, and with a sense of God’s encouragement, Vestry has decided that it is right to explore whether it is possible to use the field for its intended purpose, and build a new home for St Mungo’s.

We’re at the beginning of this exciting journey and look forward to moving forward together as we explore the potential for a new building. We’ll be adding to these website pages on a regular basis so please check back often for updates.