One Parish, Two Locations

The Church of Scotland in the Maxwelltown area
of Dumfries and the nearby village of New Abbey

Rev Johannes Wildner in church

Welcome!

Rev Johannes Wildner writes: “It is our goal to serve Jesus in proclaiming the coming of His kingdom among us.”
• Full welcome message
• About our parish
• About Johannes

Front door of Maxwelltown West at night

Maxwelltown West

• Sunday services at 11 am
• We’re at Laurieknowe, just across the Devorgilla Bridge from Dumfries
• Google map
• Latest ‘Contact’ magazine
• Main page

New Abbey

• Sunday services at 9.30 am
• The church is at the heart of New Abbey village, seven miles south of Dumfries
• Google map
• Latest ‘Newsletter’
• Main page

Church Service for New Abbey on the 25th is in Beeswing Memorial Hall at 9.30

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Sunday Worship for 25 October 2026 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

Greeting & Call to Worship Opening Hymn “Praise, I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart” CH4 175 Scripture Sentence Prayers of Adoration and…

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Publications and Videos

Sunday morning worship
Video
Our 11 am Sunday services from Maxwelltown West are streamed live on YouTube. Service videos are archived along with notes of hymns and Bible readings
• Watch live on YouTube
• Service video archive
The Gospel of Luke
Video
Contact Magazine
Publications
Produced four times a year with news from both congregations. View the current edition and archive
The Newsletter
Publications
Church and community news from New Abbey. Read all about it!