The Fourth Statistical Account of East Lothian

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Methodism in East Lothian

Margaret Batty

Mining people attracted to Primitive Methodism's energetic evangelistic worship built Tranent church in 1870. Its viability was directly related to the mining economy on which Tranent depended though many church leaders were employees of the Co-operative Society, the other principal employer in the town. The closure of the mining industry led directly to the departure of families in search of work and a consequent fall in membership. There were 55 members in 1950, 72 in 1962 and 61 in 1973; in 2000 there were 65 members, noticeably more than there were in 1950.

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