Camphill Queen's Park Baptist Church

Camphill Queen's Park Baptist Church is a 19th-century church building in the south-side of Glasgow, immediately opposite Queen's Park.

Camphill Queen's Park
Camphill Queen's Park Baptist Church
The church in 2017
55°50′02″N 4°16′15″W
LocationGlasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationBaptist Church
Previous denominationChurch of Scotland
WebsiteChurch Website
History
StatusActive
Founded1872
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)William Leiper
Architectural typeChurch
StyleFrench Gothic
Years built1872–1876
Completed8 October 1876
Specifications
Number of spires1
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Iain Macaulay
Pastor(s)Brodie McGregor
Caz McCrone
Mairi Greenshields
Listed Building – Category A
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB32359

It was built in the French Gothic style, on designs by William Leiper. The church hall was built in 1873, while the church was completed by 8 October 1876. The octagonal church spire was completed in 1883.[1]

History

The church was founded by members of the Queen's Park United Presbyterian Church (destroyed during WWII) of Langside Avenue, as the Camphill United Presbyterian Church.[2] The Campill church was built to serve as a parish church of the United Presbyterian Church.

The church as seen from Queen's Park.

Upon the union with the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900, the church became known as Camphill United Free Church. In 1929, when the United Free Church of Scotland united with the Church of Scotland, the church was renamed Camphill Queen's Park Church.

In 1983, the Presbytery of Glasgow formed a Basis of Association, an agreement between Strathbungo Queen's Park and Camphill Queen's Park, that upon the retirement or resignation of either church minister, the Strathbungo Queen's Park building would close and the congregation would unite with the Camphill parish and use the Camphill building as the parish church.

However, the agreement was amended in October 1990, deciding in favour of retaining the Strathbungo Queen's Park building instead of the Camphill building. Consequently, Camphill Queen's Park Church closed in the 1990s and was eventually sold to the Baptist Church, who already possessed Queen's Park Baptist Church in Queen's Drive.[3]

References
  1. "Queen's Park Churches" Archived 3 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Scotcities. Retrieved on 28 July 2020.
  2. "Queen's Park UP Church" Archived 28 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Glasgow Story. Retrieved on 28 July 2020.
  3. "7. The Late 20th Century" Archived 28 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Queen's Park Govanhill. Retrieved on 28 July 2020.
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