# Orkney Islands Church of Scotland

On 1 October 2024, almost all of the former parish churches in Orkney united to create a single Orkney Islands Church of Scotland staffed by a team ministry. It is part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of the North East and the Northern Isles ("NENI"). As of January 2025, the parish churches of Evie & Rendall linked with Firth are not yet part of this new structure, but all other formerly separate parishes in Orkney have joined.
The former Presbytery of Orkney was split into the three presbyteries of Cairston, Kirkwall and North Isles in 1725. It is not known when they reunited. Orkney Islands Church of Scotland includes the former parish churches of:
| Names of former parish (before October 2024) | Population | Buildings | Founded |
| Birsay, Harray & Sandwick | 2,224 | Milestone Community Church, Dounby | 2012 |
| Flotta l/w Orphir & Stenness l/w Hoy & Walls | 1,566 | Flotta Church* | |
| Flotta l/w Orphir & Stenness l/w Hoy & Walls | 1,566 | Orphir Church* | Medieval |
| Flotta l/w Orphir & Stenness l/w Hoy & Walls | 1,566 | St Columba's, Longhope, South Walls* | 1832 |
| Stromness | 2,286 | St Peter's, Stromness* | |
| Stromness | 2,286 | Graemsay (meetings in hall) | |
| Evie l/w Rendall l/w Rousay l/w Firth (as of January 2025 Evie, Rendall and Firth are not yet part of the recently-united Orkney Islands Church of Scotland, but Rousay has joined) | 1,877 | Evie Church, Stenso* | |
| Evie l/w Rendall l/w Rousay l/w Firth (as of January 2025 Evie, Rendall and Firth are not yet part of the recently-united Orkney Islands Church of Scotland, but Rousay has joined) | 1,877 | Rendall Church* | |
| Evie l/w Rendall l/w Rousay l/w Firth (as of January 2025 Evie, Rendall and Firth are not yet part of the recently-united Orkney Islands Church of Scotland, but Rousay has joined) | 1,877 | Firth Church, Finstown* | |
| Evie l/w Rendall l/w Rousay l/w Firth (as of January 2025 Evie, Rendall and Firth are not yet part of the recently-united Orkney Islands Church of Scotland, but Rousay has joined) | 1,877 | Rousay Church, Brinian* | |
| Eday | 160 | Eday Church* | |
| North Ronaldsay | 72 | North Ronaldsay Church (meets in school) | |
| Sanday | 494 | Sanday Church, Broughtown (Burness)* | |
| Papa Westray l/w Westray | 678 | St Ann's, Papa Westray* | |
| Papa Westray l/w Westray | 678 | Westray Church* | |
| Stronsay Moncur Memorial | 353 | Moncur Memorial Church, Stronsay* | |
| Kirkwall East l/w Shapinsay | 8,575 | North Church, Shapinsay* | |
| Kirkwall East l/w Shapinsay | 8,575 | Kirkwall East Church | 1796 |
| Kirkwall St Magnus Cathedral | 8,575 | St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall* | Medieval |
| East Mainland | 1,746 | East Mainland Church, Holm* | |
| South Ronaldsay & Burray | 1,318 | St Margaret's, St Margaret's Hope, S. Ron.* | |
| South Ronaldsay & Burray | 1,318 | St Peter's, Eastside (2 services/year)* | |

## Closed churches

| Church | Founded | Closed |
| St Magnus, Egilsay | Medieval | |
| St Olaf's, Kirkwall | Medieval | C17th |
| St Nicholas, Stronsay* | Medieval | C18th |
| St Peter's, Stronsay* | Medieval | C18th |
| Burray Church* | Medieval | c. 1800 |
| Cross Parish Church, Sanday* | Medieval | C19th |
| Hoy Parish Church* | Medieval | C20th |
| Lady Parish Church, Sanday* | Medieval | C20th |
| Graemsay Church | Medieval | C20th |
| Deerness Parish Church* | Medieval | 1974 |
| St Peter's, Sandwick* | Medieval | 1984 |
| St Andrews Parish Church, Tankerness* | Medieval | c. 1990 |
| Stenness Parish Church* | Medieval | c. 2000 |
| St John's Kirk, North Walls | 1883 | 2001 |
| Birsay Church, Twatt* | Medieval | 2008 |
| Sandwick Church, Quoyloo | C19th | 2008 |
| St Michael's, Harray* | Medieval | 2012 |