• Outside Kirk 03. DSC_0341. sj2. 06 Floodlit choir, tower and spire St. Click here for our Services. How to get to St John's Kirk.
  • [4] St John's Kirk was subsequently divided into three separate churches — East, Middle and West — each with its own minister.[2].
  • St John's Kirk of Perth is the oldest building still standing in Perth. ... The 250 years after the Reformation were not kind to St John's Kirk.
  • At this tense juncture Knox preached his sermon against idolatry in St. John’s Kirk. The congregation was so inflamed that they stripped the Kirk of its ornaments...
  • St John's Kirk also had the finest collection of post-Reformation church plate in Scotland (now housed permanently in Perth Museum and Art Gallery).
  • The rosy bricks of St John’s Kirk form a natural hub for the east side of central Perth. St John’s isn’t quite the largest place of worship in the city, but it is the oldest...
  • A wide spread of disarticulated human bone. The wall foundations of St John’s Kirk, with a rounded, apsoidal, eastern end suggestive of 12th century origin.
  • The most memorable moment in the history of St John's Kirk took place on 11 May 1559, when John Knox preached his famous sermon against idolatry.
  • You'll find St. Johns Kirk in Perth. There are plenty more attractions to visit in the vicinity, including Scone Palace, Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre.