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1. Presbytery
Normally
meets on the second Tuesday of each month, or as arranged. Clerk: Rev A D Scrimgeour
MA BD ThM, 19 North Erskine Park, Bearsden, G61 4LZ.
Treasurer: Mr C Richmond,
CONVENERS
OF PRESBYTERY COMMITTEES
Home Mission - Mr A
Scott Overseas -Rev I Robertson
Finance - Mr J Watson
Survey & Readjustments - Rev A McMillan
Rolls & Records
- Mr R Ralston Chrisitian Education & Evangelism - Rev R O Owens
Students & Probationers
- Rev CC Brown Person, Agencies & Statistics - Mr C Richmond
Temperance & Public
Questions -Rev R Owens Youth - Rev I N Robertson
MINISTERS
EMERITI ON ROLL OF PRESBYTERY
Rev W W Lewis,Rev A M Marshall, Rev D Watson,
MINISTERS
ON ROLL OF PRESBYTERY BY APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rev J O Evans, Rev J O Fulton,Rev J G Marshall, Rev R S Milar, Rev I M Pennington, Rev A Purdie, Rev A Reid, Rev A D
Scrimgeour,
WOMEN'S
PRESBYTERIAL ASSOCIATION
GLASGOW
AND DISTRICT
President: Mrs I D Baird
Secretary:Mrs I Brodie
Treasurer:Mrs C MacDonald
AYR AND
DUMFRIES DISTRICT
President:Mrs M Robertson,
Vice-President:Mrs M
Henderson,
Secretary:Mrs E Lamont,
Treasurer:Mrs E Steel
Formerly a Church of
Scotland mission station, the congregation entered the United Free Church
in 1943.
Sunday Service - 12.30
pm. Membership - 36 Minister - Rev I N Robertson,
Ord. and Ind. 1993.
Session Clerk -
Miss S Totten
AYR (Kirkholm
Avenue) Inaugurated October,
1929, by members from Ayr and Prestwick congregation. Church opened 3rd
August 1930. New hall opened in 1981.
Sunday Services - 10:30am
and 6.30 pm Membership 55 Minister - Rev I N Robertson,
Ord. and Ind. 1993.
Session Clerk -
BARGEDDIE:Braehead Built as a Free Church
mission 1892. Adhered unanimously to the Continuing Church, 1929, with
its minister, Rev W W Harris.
Sunday Service - 12
noon Membership - 16
(Except 2nd Sunday evey
month 1 pm) Minister - Vacant
BELLSHILL:St
Andrews
A Relief congregation
formed 1762. Entered union of 1929. Returned to United Free Church 2001
Sunday Service - 11am Session Clerk - Mr G
Barbour
Constituted 1929, by
the minority of Chryston United Free Church - a Free Church of the Disruption,
1843. Church opened on 3rd January, 1931.
Sunday Services - 11.30
am and 6.30 pm Membership - 45 Pastor - Mr S Marr
Session Clerk - Mr J
Donald,
CLYDEBANK
(North Bank Street) Membership 1929 from
district congregations. Worshipped in Library Hall of Municipal Buildings
until Church opened on 8th September, 1934.
Sunday Service - 12
noon Membership 19 Minister -
Session Clerk -
Mr A McDowell,
CUMNOCK:St
Andrew's Constituted 1929, mainly
by minority of West UF Church. Met in Town Hall till church opened on 3rd
June, 1939. Church rededicated as St Andrew's on 7th June, 1959, after
interior alterations.
Sunday Service - 11
am Membership 93 Minister: Rev D Lyon
Session Clerk - Mr F McLure,
Admitted as a congregation
on 29th October, 1984. Initial membership consisted of a substantial minority
from the former Dalreoch Church (a quoad sacra parish created in 1873)
who declined to enter a union, seceded from the Church of Scotland and
successfully petitioned for recognition as a congregation of the United
Free Church; recognised as a church extension charge in 1986. New church
building erected in 1989.
Sunday Service - 11.15
am.
Membership - 88 Pastor - Rev C B Rogers
Session Clerk - Mrs P Kerr
DUNTOCHER:West Congregation formed
1779 by Seceders from Old Kilpatrick Church and Greyfriar's Church, Glasgow.
Church opened 1822. Entered Union 1929. Church closed January, 1976. Congregation
re-entered United Free Church, June, 1976. Church building handed over
by Church of Scotland. Rededicated 18th October, 1977, after extensive
renovation.
Sunday Service 10.00
am Membership 43 Minister - Rev A McMillan
Session Clerk - Mr G
T Smith,
A minority of Candlish
Memorial UF Church along with members of district congregations formed
this congregation in 1929. They worshipped in the Dixon Halls until the
church opened on 17th May, 1936. The Wynd congregation originated as a
Free Church in 1874 and was named after the location of its first building
in Wynds near Trongate. It moved to the south side of the city in 1877
and the church was opened in 1888. Redevelopment of the area so affected
the site that the church was left in an isolated position, and in 1983
it united with the Candlish congregation in their building.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm Membership - 29 Pastor - Mrs E MacKay
Session Clerk - Mrs C Wotherspoon
GLASGOW:CATHCART
(Struan Road) Membership in 1929 from
district and some city congregations. Met in Couper Institute till church
opened November, 1931. Hall opened 1958.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm Membership 68 Minister - Vacant
Session Clerk - Miss L Mathieson
GLASGOW:CROFTFOOT
(Carmunnock Road at
Croftpark Avenue) An early Church Extension
Charge began 1935 in a wooden hall erected by Langside and Cathcart members.
Church opened on 9th September 1950. Suite of halls completed 1973.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm Membership - 72 Pastor -
Session Clerk - Mr J Ellis
GLASGOW:DARNLEY
(Glen Morriston Road) Services commenced in
school autumn, 1976 by Rev John Banks. General Assembly 1977 launched £100,000
appeal for new extension charge, and a new church was opened on 24th January,
1981.
Sunday Services - 11am
and 6.30 pm Membership 67 Minister - Rev C C Brown
BD, Ord. and Ind 1979.
Session Clerk - Ms E
McNaughton,
GLASGOW:DRUMCHAPEL
Dunkenny Road,
(Corner of Inchfad Drive) Following work in Drumchapel
by BTI students, Christians from City Mission backgrounds and converts
of the All Scotland Crusade, gathered for worship, encouraged by Knightswood
congregation. The congregation was formally constituted in September, 1958.
Church opened on 24th April, 1965.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm Membership - 34 Minister - Rev R O Owens
BATh, Ord.1987 Ind. 1995.
Session Clerk - Mr A
Marshall,
GLASGOW:KNIGHTSWOOD
(2144 Great Western Road) Group of UF members,
mostly North Woodside, commenced services in March, 1933. Congregation
constituted 1937. Church opened on 6th March, 1937. Church badly damaged,
hall demolished by air raid, March 1941. Church reopened 4th April, 1943.
Hall completed 1953. Two storey extension opened on 18th May, 1968.
Sunday Services - 11:30am Membership 96 Minister - Rev A McMillan
BA BD, Ord.1978, Ind.1982.
Session Clerk - Miss
I M Fraser,
GLASGOW:LANGSIDE
& SHAWLANDS
(Millwood Street, off
Kilmarnock Road) Membership 1929, mainly
from Langside Hill and ten other churches. Services in Langside Halls.
Church opened on 4th November, 1934.
Sunday Services - 11:00
am Membership 26 Pastor -
Session Clerk - Mrs
P E Donaldson,
GLASGOW:MILLERSTON
(1545 Cumbernauld Road) A Free Church mission
1846. Church opened 1856, congregation constituted 1859. Adhered by majority
in 1929 to Continuing Church. Dennistoun congregation united 1973. Larger
hall built to meet needs of youth work.
Sunday Services - 11.00
am and 6.30 pm Membership 98 Minister - Rev Dr J O Evans
Session Clerk - Miss L MacLean
GLASGOW:PARTICK
(Thornwood Terrace) Membership 1929, from
local congregations. Services in Lesser Burgh hall. Church opened on 4th
March, 1939.
Sunday Service - 11:30am.
Membership - 25 Pastor - Mr R Ralston
Session Clerk - Mr G
McPhate,
GLASGOW:SHIELDHALL
& DRUMOYNE
(6 Langcroft Road) Formerly Govan Central
UF Church, formed 1932, a breakaway from Govan United Free Church. Opportunity
taken to build church in new housing area, opened on 11th May, 1935. Church
demolished for roadworks. Replacement church and halls opened on 26th February,
1966.
Sunday Service - 10
am Membership - 26 Pastor - Mr R Ralston
Session Clerk -
GREENOCK:St
Andrew Square A UP congregation 1865.
Church opened on 3rd November, 1867. With its minister, Rev Charles F Fleming,
the congregation continued in 1929. Interior of the church and all records
destroyed in blitz, May 1941. Reopened on 1st September, 1951.
Sunday Service - 10
am Membership - 57 Pastor:Vacant
Session Clerk - Mr T More,
Kilmaurs was formed
as a preaching station of the Free Church at disruption, 1843. Church opened
on 21st July, 1884. Named Maxwell in 1898, after Rev James Maxwell, 1845-1885.
Adhered to Continuing Church, 1929. Kilmarnock congregation united in 1986.
Sunday Services - 11.15
am and 6.30 pm (September to December, February to May)
Membership - 61 Minister
- Rev T Ireland
Session Clerk - Mr J
F Henderson
Membership 1929, from
local congregations. Church opened May, 1935.
Sunday Service - 11am Membership - 16 Pastor - Vacant
Session Clerk -
LOCHWINNOCH:Calder A Seceder congregation
dating back to 1738. It was a Burgher congregation when the church was
built in 1792. Adhered to Continuing Church, 1929.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm (September to June)
Membership - 159 Minister - Rev A M Ford,
Session Clerk - Mrs J Andrew
Membership 1929 from
local congregations. Service in Masonic Hall until church opened on 1st
June, 1935.
Sunday Services - 11
am and 6.30 pm Membership - 100 Minister - Rev P Coltman
Session Clerk - Mr A
Scott,
A Burgher congregation
dating from 1783. Church opened 29th April, 1879. Named in 1900 after Rev
H A Paterson, 1842-1901. Adhered 1929 to Continuing Church. Building seriously
damaged by fire, 2nd January, 1977. Renovated and rededicated 4th March,
1978.
Sunday Service - 10
am Membership - 100 Minister - Vacant
Session Clerk - Mrs
J McLuckie
A UP Church dating from 1862. Entered Union 1929. Received as a UF Congregation 2007
Sunday Services - 10:30am and 6:30pm Minister - Rev W B McDowall
Session Clerk - Mr W Vint
A Free Church mission
originating in 1874. Minority adhered to continuing Church with senior
minister, Rev William Fulton. Church opened February, 1937
Sunday Services - 11am Membership 53 Minister - Vacant
Session Clerk - Mr H Dickson
WISHAW
(Kirk Road) Membership 1929, largely
from Thornlie Church majority against Union, also from neighbouring towns.
Services in YMCA Hall. Church opened 11 November. 1933. Large hall and
new vestry added 1959.
Sunday Service 11.15
am Membership - 68 Minister - Rev P de Villiers
Session Clerk - Miss
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