{"id":248,"date":"2017-03-06T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T15:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/historyofdallasmoray\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2017-12-05T08:32:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T08:32:55","slug":"churches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/historyofdallasmoray\/dallas-area\/churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have, in the past, been two places of worship in Dallas – the Parish Church which is situated at the churchyard near the village and the Free Church which was placed on a commanding site near the base of the Wangie overlooking the village.\u00a0 The Free Church was demolished some time ago and all that remains is the manse (now named \u2018Mansewood\u2019.)\u00a0 This manse was one of the few three storey dwellings in Dallas.<\/p>\n

The patron saint of the parish church is St Michael and, in addition to the church, the name has been applied to a pool in the river Lossie near the church (now commonly referred to as the \u2018Muckle Pow\u2019) and to a well in the rock on the opposite side of the river.<\/p>\n

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St Michael\u2019s Church\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

A weather-beaten effigy of St Michael, the patron saint, once stood near the top of the eastern gable.\u00a0 This effigy was reported as being about 4 feet high but does not seem to have been replaced when the church was rebuilt.\u00a0 It is understood that it was buried somewhere in the middle of the churchyard, close to the Mercat Cross.<\/p>\n

Details of some of the Protestant Ministers of St Michael\u2019s parish church over the years are:-<\/p>\n

Minister\u00a0–\u00a0Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr William Thomson, Reader – 1567<\/p>\n

Mr John Clerk, Reader (Altyre & Dallas) – 1569<\/p>\n

William Paterson & Alex Johnston, Readers\u00a0–\u00a01574 to 1576<\/p>\n

Patrick Cumming, Minister – 1576 to 1586<\/p>\n

George Douglas, Minister\u00a0– 1588 to 1601<\/p>\n

Robert Leslie, Minister (Dallas & Altyre)\u00a0–\u00a01602 to 1624<\/p>\n

George Cumming – Ordained 1624\u00a0–\u00a0Died 1648<\/p>\n

James Strachan – Ordained 1649\u00a0– Died1671<\/p>\n

Alexander Cumming\u00a0\u00a0– Ordained 1672\u00a0\u00a0– Died 1681<\/p>\n

George Dunbar\u00a0– Ordained 1682\u00a0To Nairn 1687<\/p>\n

Thomas Urquhart\u00a0\u00a0– Privately Ordained 1688\u00a0 – Deserted post 1699\u00a0– Died 1706<\/p>\n

John Crocket\u00a0– Ordained 1708\u00a0\u00a0– Died 1748<\/p>\n

Robert Dalrymple\u00a0– Ordained 1749\u00a0– Deposed 1763\u00a0–\u00a0Died 1778<\/p>\n

James Hay\u00a0– Ordained 1763\u00a0\u00a0Died 1777<\/p>\n

David Milne\u00a0– Admitted 1778 To Edinkillie 1793<\/p>\n

Richard Rose – Admitted 1794\u00a0to Drainie 1816<\/p>\n

Francis Grant\u00a0– Admitted 1816\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to Banff 1821<\/p>\n

William Tulloch – Admitted 1822\u00a0\u00a0Died 1845<\/p>\n

John MacDonald\u00a0– Admitted 1846\u00a0\u00a0Died 1879<\/p>\n

John L Brown\u00a0– Admitted 1880\u00a0\u00a0Died 1924<\/p>\n

William Robertson – Admitted 1925 to 1931<\/p>\n

William Martin – Admitted 1932 to 1948<\/p>\n

Robert MacMillan\u00a0– Admitted 1948 to 1952<\/p>\n

William Fleming –\u00a01953\u00a0 to 1961<\/p>\n

John C Cordiner – 1961 to 1989<\/p>\n

Peter Robertson – 1989 to 2000<\/p>\n

Paul Amed\u00a0– 2000 to 2008<\/p>\n

Donald Prentice\u00a0– 2010 to present<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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