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3. Presbytery of the West
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 A Pender Survey & Readjustments - Rev C C Brow Rolls & Records - Mr R Ralston Chrisitian Education & Evangelism - Rev R O Owens Students & Probationers - Rev A McMillan Person, Agencies & Statistics - Mr C Richmond Temperance & Public Questions -Rev T Ireland Youth - Miss E McNaughton 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 G B Armstrong, 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 A McFie Secretary:Mrs I Brodie Treasurer:Mrs M Munro 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 - 39 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 82 Minister - Rev I N Robertson, Ord. and Ind. 1993. Session Clerk - Mr D K Findlay, 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 - 21 (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 - 54 Minister - Vacant Ord.1976, Ind 1986. 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 27 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 95 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 - 116 Minister - Session Clerk - 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 10.30 am Membership 39 Minister - Rev A McMillan
Session Clerk - Mr G T Smith, Constituted 1929, by minority of Fort William UF Church. Church and manse opened 29th November, 1933 Sunday Services - 11 am and 6.30 pm Membership 43 Minister - Vacant Session Clerk - Mr J M MacAskill, 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 - 40 Minister - Vacant Session Clerk - Mr J Gray, 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 76 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 - 89 Pastor - Rev C B Rogers Session Clerk - Mr J Rice, 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 86 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 - 31 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 am and 6.30 pm Membership 115 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 - 11:30 am Membership 36. Pastor - Mr R Ralston 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 - Vacant 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 am. Membership - 39 Minister - 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 - Mrs A Liversidge 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 - 63 Pastor Rev C Langlands 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 - 78 Minister - Rev T Ireland Session Clerk - Mr J F Henderson Membership 1929, from local congregations. Church opened May, 1935. Sunday Service - 11am Membership - 23 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 - 170 Minister - Rev A M Ford, Session Clerk - Mrs J Andrews 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 - 104 Minister -Vacant 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 - 132 Minister - Rev P Coltman 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 and 6.30 pm Membership 64 Minister - Vacant Session Clerk - Mr S Gates 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 - 88 Minister - Rev P de Villiers Session Clerk - Miss J Whitehouse |
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