St Michael’s established its major projects fundraising campaign, Aspire Linlithgow, in 2022. We’re nothing if not ambitious: having successfully raised nearly £400k from grants and donations to refurbish St Michael’s unique Crown of Thorns spire, we are now embarking on not one but two major new fundraising campaigns.

We are extremely grateful to the community and the church for so magnificently supporting the Crown of Thorns campaign. We are also very thankful to our grant funders: Historic Environment Scotland, Church of Scotland General Trustees, Scottish Landfill Communities Fund and the Pilgrim Trust.

You can help us attract major grant funding for our new campaigns by demonstrating that our aspirations to transform Cross House and to safeguard the church building have widespread support. 

Our regular book sales and other events bring in a steady stream of income for both our funds. Thank you for all your help!

We were thrilled to have Dr Kathy Sullivan - the only person in history who has both flown in orbit and visited the deepest point of the earth’s oceans - with us for a series of events at the start of April. Four 6th year pupils from Linlithgow Academy joined Kathy for dinner on the first evening. The next day comprised two events in the church: a fun morning with 170 primary 5 pupils, and an address to an audience of 280 - this time including all 3rd year Physics pupils from the Academy.
Kathy’s time with us ended on a high note, with a gala fundraising dinner at Hopetoun House. In total, these events have raised over £16,000 for Aspire Linlithgow’s Project 600 campaign.

Here is a complete recording of Kathy’s afternoon address in the church.