St Mungo's Parish Church

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St Mungo’s Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, located on Bedford Place. It serves the parish of Alloa and belongs to the Presbytery of Stirling.

History and building
A chapel dedicated to Saint Mungo (Kentigern) existed in Alloa in the Middle Ages. Alloa became its own parish by 1600. The old church was rebuilt in 1680 but eventually became too small and unsafe. In the early 1800s the Erskine family donated land for a new church at Bedford Place. Building began in 1817 and the church opened in 1819 with space for about 1,561 worshippers. The design, by architect James Gillespie Graham, is a Gothic-style neo-perpendicular hall church. The 207-foot spire dominates the building, which features corner turrets and flying buttresses. A four-dial clock and bells were added in 1825. The project cost around £7,000, with the spire funded by public subscription and other gifts.

Interior changes and later phases
In 1936–37 the interior was extensively modernized to provide more comfortable seating, better lighting and heating, and a new entrance porch. Galleries were removed and the interior brightened; a new pulpit, font, lectern and other fittings were added. A second phase in 1967 added a new chancel, vestries and a session house, along with a choir room. The church now contains several memorial stained glass windows.

Windows and status
Notable windows include Good Shepherd (1896), Tie Deum (1901), and Gethsemane (1910). A memorial window, Fisher of Men, was installed in 1991. In 1972 the building was designated a Category B listed building, recognizing its architectural and historic importance.

Ministry and administration
The current minister is Reverend Sang Y. Cha. The Session Clerk is Marie Campbell and the Treasurer is John Carruthers. In the past, several ministers of St Mungo’s served as Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, including Peter Philip Brodie (1978–79), Lauchlan Maclean Watt (1933–34), James Pitt Watson (1953–54), Alexander Macdonald (1948), and James Gordon (1734).