An agreement has been reached with the Church of Scotland to sell the building of the 225 year old East Church of Inverness, which closed its doors on March 5th this year for the final time, to Culturlann Inbhir Nis (https://cultarlann.scot), which plans to turn it into a major Gaelic language and culture centre for the local community and the Highlands.
Speaking on behalf of the organisation, chairwoman Maggie Chapman stated "We are extremely grateful to the 600 individuals who contributed to our crowdfunder campaigns, and we are privileged to have been given the opportunity by the Church of Scotland and the East Church congregation to become custodians of this beautiful and historic building for the benefit of future generations."
Funding has also been supplied by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Inverness Common Good Fund, the Architectural Heritage Fund and Enterprise Scotland.
For more on the story visit https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/historic-highland-church-set-to-become-major-gaelic-cultural-331512/
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