Churches have been embedded in communities for hundreds if not thousands of years.
Here’s a look back at just a few across Aberdeen.
From a hymn singing marathon, to building a homeless shelter in a church basement, these images showcase just how vast the activities carried out by church members can be.
1979 – Members of the choir of the East St Nicholas Parish Church at an awards presentation
1981 – Tuning up for a hymn-singing marathon are members of the Methodist Church, Crown Terrace
1949 – East and Belmont Church
1963 – East St Clement’s Church occupies a site that has been an ecclesiastical one since 1491
1992 – The Rev David Holdaway telling daughter Deborah of his plan to turn a cellar at Elim Pentecostal Church into a homeless shelter
1987 – Worshippers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aberdeen third branch, performing a ground-breaking service at Danestone, Bridge of Don
1992 – The former Ferryhill North Church was extensively damaged when fire broke out
1987 – Fraser Gilmour and Nicola Donald, both 6, at Ferryhill North Church Summer Club’s fancy dress project
1982 – Kirsten Crawford, Audrey Craigon, Gillian Bruce and Gordon Murrison from Denburn Church at Aberdeen War Memorial
1986 – David Low repairing the Elim Pentecostal Church ceiling
1985 – Working on Elim Pentecostal are, from left, Colin Clark, Malcolm Watson and David Low
1986 – The refurbished organ at Crown Terrace Methodist Church is put through its paces
