Dunbar Methodist Church – the oldest existing Methodist church in Scotland – dates back to 1764. However, in 2015, the congregations of Dunbar Methodist Church and nearby St Anne’s Scottish Episcopal Church merged and began meeting at the latter. The Victoria Street building was later sold, with developer Monkscroft Properties Limited keen to ensure that “the building remained in use as a public space and as an asset for the community of Dunbar”. East Lothian Council’s planning department has given the go-ahead to change the building into a venue for weddings, functions and community use. Ewan McIntyre, who is behind the scheme, was delighted to see progress being made.