Williamwood Parish Church
Williamwood Parish Church | |
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55°47′24″N 4°17′15″W / 55.789894°N 4.287372°WCoordinates: 55°47′24″N 4°17′15″W / 55.789894°N 4.287372°W | |
Location | Vardar Avenue, Clarkston |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of Scotland |
Website | williamwoodparishchurch.org.uk |
Architecture | |
Status | Church |
Functional status | Active |
Administration | |
Presbytery | Glasgow Presbytery |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Rev Jan Mathieson |
Williamwood Parish Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving the Williamwood area of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.
The Building
Designed by Wilson & Son and Honeyman (now Honeyman, Jack and Robertson); Williamwood was dedicated 28 June 1937. Built in 1937 as a church extension charge, the church is a fine example of mid-1930s church architecture. Built in red brick with a short belltower, the original and somewhat austere interior has been upgraded and enriched.
Williamwood Parish Church houses an early Allen Digital Organ. The two manual and pedal organ (Model MOS-600) was installed in 1971. It was one of the first Digital Organs installed by the Allen Organ Company.
Ministry
Williamwood has only been served by 5 ministers.
The congregation is currently without a minister since the move of Rev Iain Reid, who was minister from 2007 - 2014, to congregation of Paisley: Glenburn. He had formerly been Chaplain to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He was assisted from September 2011 to May 2012 by Ann McCormick (Ordained Local Ministry Student).
The previous minister, Rev G Hutton B Steel (1990–2006) is now minister of Aberdeen: High Hilton.
Other ministers-
- Daniel Patterson 1937-41 (who died whilst minister of Williamwood)
- John Stanley Pritchard 1942-49 (who retired in 1970 from BBC Religious Broadcasting)
- Colin Campbell 1949-89
See also
List of Church of Scotland parishes
Glasgow Presbytery
External links
References
1. ^ http://presbyteryofglasgow.org.uk/images/resources/HistoricalDirectoryForGlasgowPresbytery.doc See page 330 (entry number 682)
2. ^ Church of Scotland Yearbook, 2008-9, ISBN 978-0-86153-387-9