Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church

Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church

Sherbrooke St. Gilbert's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland serving the Pollokshields and Dumbreck areas on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

History

The church was designed by the architect William Forsyth McGibbon. The hall was completed in 1894 and the church itself in 1900, as Sherbrooke United Free Church.[2] In 1929 the United Free Church united with the Church of Scotland.

Following a serious fire in 1994, the church was restored by the architect James Cuthbertson.[3] A new 3 manual Lammermuir pipe organ was installed.[4]

The present congregation was created from the union of the former separate ex-UF Sherbrooke Church and St Gilbert's Parish Church (which had been part of the pre-1929 Church of Scotland).

Building

The church building is located at 240 Nithsdale Road, close to Dumbreck railway station.

Shortly after the completion of a major refurbishment, the church was destroyed by fire in 1994. The burnt out shell of the building was, however, able to be restored. The rebuilt sanctuary has notable, modern stained glass windows.[5]

Ministry

Past ministers include Very Rev George Johnstone Jeffrey from around 1928 to 1952 when he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The current minister (since 2003) is the Reverend Thomas L. Pollock.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. ↑ E. Williamson et al., The Buildings of Scotland; Glasgow (page 570), Penguin Books, 1990, ISBN 0-14-071069-8
  3. ↑ http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,INF52401Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home,tis.byp,1/home.html Visit Scotland website
  4. ↑ http://www.lammermuirpipeorgans.co.uk/church-organs.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.sherbrooke.org.uk/
  6. ↑ Church of Scotland Yearbook 2007-8, p. 177, ISBN 978-0-86153-384-8

Coordinates: 55°50′39″N 4°17′54″W / 55.8441°N 4.2984°W / 55.8441; -4.2984


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.