Prayer Rooms
Prayer rooms offer a private place of worship for students of all religions. Locations are detailed below.
Gallowgate: Room 705. Please ask Main Reception for the key to the Prayer Room.
Altens: Located in A-Block. Please ask Main Reception for the key to the Prayer Room.
Quiet Rooms
Quiet rooms in the College offer a place of rest. They can be found in the following locations. You can ask for the key from reception.
Gallowgate: SG27
Altens: FG11
Chaplains
The College Chaplains provide spiritual help and guidance and contact with local churches. They will be delighted to hear from you.
Special services are held at Christmas at the Scottish Episcopal Church St Margaret’s which is opposite the College in the Gallowgate where students studying music and drama take part and to which students and staff are warmly invited to attend.
Details for the Aberdeen College chaplains are below:
Reverend Andrew Hayes
International Baptist Church
Earlswells Road, Cults, Aberdeen AB15 9NY
Tel: 01224 868096
Email: andrew.hayes@ibcaberdeen.org
Father Keith Herrera
St Peter’s & St Columba’s
3 Chapel Court, Justice Street, Aberdeen AB11 5HX
Tel: 01224 626359
Email: keithherrera@lineone.net
Reverend Dr Emsley Nimmo
Scottish Episcopal Church St Margaret’s, Gallowgate, Aberdeen.
Tel: 01224 644969
Email: emsley@aberdeengallowgate.fsnet.co.uk
Reverend Dr Andrew Wilson
Church of Scotland
Rubislaw Church, Queen’s Cross, Aberdeen AB15 4AB
Tel: 01224 645477
Email: agn.wilson@virgin.net
Useful addresses
The Islamic Association of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre,
164 Spital,
Aberdeen
AB24 3JD
Tel: 01224 493764
Aberdeen Hebrew Congregation
Synagogue,
74 Dee Street,
Aberdeen
Tel: 01224 582135
Kirk of St Nicholas
Union Street,
Aberdeen
Tel: 01224 643494
The Methodist Church
8 Crown Terrace,
Aberdeen
Tel: 01224 581507