Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church

Knightswood St. Margaret's Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving part of the Knightswood area of Glasgow, Scotland.

Knightswood St Margaret's Church
Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church
55°53′42″N 4°20′30″W
LocationGlasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
WebsiteChurch website
History
StatusActive
Founded1925
Dedicated2 April 1932
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)Robert Lorimer
Architectural typeChurch
Years built1928-1932
Groundbreaking1928
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
PresbyteryPresbytery of Glasgow
Clergy
Minister(s)Sandy Fraser
Listed Building – Category B
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB32274

History

The church was planned by the Church of Scotland’s Presbytery of Dumbarton in response to the plans of Glasgow Corporation to build a large new housing estate in the area. It was then separated from the parishes of Temple and Drumchapel, both daughter parishes in turn from New Kilpatrick in Bearsden which had previously overseen the area when it was rural.[1]

The church is located at 2000 Great Western Road. The church hall was opened in 1925 and was used as the church for the first seven years. The current church was designed by the architect Sir Robert Lorimer and was dedicated in 1932. It is built entirely of stone, the last stone church to be built in Scotland.

Ministry

The current minister (as of 2012) is the Rev Sandy Fraser. The previous minister, the Rev Adam Dillon, is now minister in Moffat. The congregation is now part of the Church of Scotland’s Presbytery of Glasgow.[2]

Another former minister (1977–1989) was the Very Rev Dr David Lacy, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005-2006.

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See also

References
  1. McCardel, J (1949). The Parish of New Kilpatrick. University Press Glasgow.
  2. St Margaret's Church


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