{"id":281,"date":"2010-02-16T23:34:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T23:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenwilkie.com\/churchnew\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2021-08-01T17:42:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T16:42:57","slug":"books-and-leaflets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=281","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This book is currently out of print but plans are being made for a short reprint run, hopefully by the end of 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current book &#8220;The Church In Markinch&#8221; by Ian Gourlay and Ken Wilkie is now\u00a0out of stock\u00a0but a\u00a0new book (which started out as a re-write)\u00a0was subsequently\u00a0launched as a new title.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Markinch : Its Church and Parish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A new book by Ian Gourlay and Ken Wilkie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Launch date &#8211;\u00a03rd October 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-897\" title=\"book\" src=\"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/book-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/book-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/book-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/book.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A companion to the volume The Church in Markinch published in 2001<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contributors to this edition include: Dr Jean and Robert Balfour,<br \/>\nShane Fenton, Bruce Manson and Stuart Morris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Foreword by Rev Alex Forsyth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A history of the parish incorporating Tullis Russell, John Haig,<br \/>\nMarkinch &amp; District Co-operative Society, the beginnings of<br \/>\nGlenrothes and clubs and societies operating in the town today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A detailed look at the architecture of the church and the tower<br \/>\n(by Bruce Manson)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Church history from the sixth century to date<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listing of the ministers since the Reformation and local people<br \/>\nof interest, including the names on the gravestones in the churchyard;<br \/>\nthe Balfours of Balbirnie (Jean and Robert Balfour); the Beatons of Balfour;<br \/>\nthe Sibbalds and Leslies of Balgonie ( Stuart Morris)<br \/>\nand the Ballingalls of Sweetbank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A section on miscellaneous topics of interest including a listing of church officers &amp; session clerks<br \/>\nand a personal story on the Ibrox disaster (Shane Fenton)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">200 pages of content<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Includes 48 monochrome photographs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6 additional pages of colour photographs and prints<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A comprehensive index<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paperback Price \u00a312.50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This book is currently out of print but plans are being made for a short reprint run, hopefully by the end of 2021. 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