St. Andrew's West
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St. Andrew's West Parish Church is the largest church in Falkirk, Scotland, founded in 1843 and situated in the town centre on Upper Newmarket Street and known for its conservative evangelical preaching, aligning itself with the Forward Together group and the Evangelical Alliance. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.
Originally known as the Free Church of Falkirk, from 1900 it became St. Andrew's United Free Church, and with the union of the Church of Scotland became St. Andrew's Parish Church in 1929. In 1990 the Church merged with the West Church.
The present Gothic building was built in 1896 at a cost of £8,100 by James Strang, to whom a memorial window was erected in the church.
Services are led every Sunday at 11.00 am and 7.00 pm in the Church. An additional service takes place at 2.15 pm on Holy Communion, which is held four times a year. A midweek service is held on Wednesdays at 7.30 pm.
The Manse is a Victorian house located at 1 Maggiewoods Loan, Falkirk. The Manse tennis courts were sold in the 1990s.
[edit] Ministers
- Rev Lewis H Irving, BD (1843-1877)
- Rev Hugh Mair, BD (1877-1883)
- Rev Dr Thomas Adamson, DD (1884-1888)
- Rev James B Johnston, BD, FRHistS (1888-1928)
- Rev Alexander Ferguson, BD (1928-1939)
- Rev William Soutar, BD (1939-1951)
- Rev Robert Pollock, BD (1951-1971)
- Rev Dr Robert McGhee, DD (1972-1996)
- Rev Alistair M Horne, BSc, BD (1997- )
