Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church

Kelvinbridge Parish Church, also known as the Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church, is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving part of the North Kelvinside area of Glasgow, Scotland. The church is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church
Kelvinbridge Parish Church
Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church, 2011
LocationGlasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
History
Former name(s)Nathanial Stevenson Memorial Free Church
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J. J. Stevenson
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1898-1902
Completed27 February 1902
Specifications
Number of spires1
Administration
ParishNorth Kelvinside
PresbyteryGlasgow
Clergy
Minister(s)Gordon Kirkwood
Listed Building – Category A
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB33753

Building

This distinctive church was designed by the architect J. J. Stevenson and built 1898–1902. Red sandstone is used, as in many buildings in Glasgow. It was built by the Free Church of Scotland as the Nathanial Stevenson Memorial Free Church,[1] becoming part of the United Free Church of Scotland in 1900, which in turn united with the Church of Scotland in 1929.

The church has a "crown tower", similar to the Chapel of King's College, Aberdeen[1] and St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The church is located adjacent to the River Kelvin in Belmont Street at Belmont Bridge.

History

The current congregation has been created by a union of several churches in the area, including the former East Park Church, Kelvinside Old Church and Wilton Church. In 2014 Kelvin Stevenson united with Lansdowne Parish Church to form the new Kelvinbridge Parish Church.

Ministry

The current minister (since 2003) is the Reverend Gordon Kirkwood.

See also

References
  1. Williamson, Elizabeth; Riches, Anne; Higgs, Malcolm (2005). Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-300-09674-3.

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