An anonymous angel has stepped in aTher the Church of Scotland decison to put the historic Kilmartin Church and Glebe Field up for sale. The benefactor has oThered to purchase Kilmartin Church as a holding position until a newly established community initiative makes a decision whether or not to buy it for the community. The sale risked the church being bought for housing.
However, a good friend of the museum has stepped forward with the oTher and agreed to allow Dunadd Community Enterprise time to explore the possibility of buying the building and make a final decision that any community use has the full support of its members and is sustainable. Since the Church of Scotland moved to its new premises in Kilmartin, it has been its intention to sell Kilmartin Church and the Glebe, as well as the churches in Ford, Kilmichael Glassary and Kilmichael of Inverlussa.
Kilmartin Museum has been in discussions with the Church of Scotland about buying the Glebe Field to use for its education programmes, and to develop overflow parking in a small area to accommodate the extra visitors expected when the redeveloped museum opens in 2021.