Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow

Jordanhill Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving Jordanhill in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow. The church building is located on Woodend Drive, Jordanhill.

Jordanhill Parish Church
LocationGlasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
History
StatusActive
Founded1858
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1904-1905
Completed11 June 1905
Specifications
Number of spires1
Administration
PresbyteryGlasgow
ParishJordanhill
Clergy
Minister(s)Bruce Sinclair
Laity
Organist(s)Tiffany Vong
Listed Building – Category B
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB32347

History

The congregation started as Hillhead Free Church in 1854, although it was initially a "preaching station" rather than a "sanctioned charge" of the Free Church of Scotland. The congregation initially met in a school in Knightswood Road, with the first building being constructed nearby in 1858. Following serious structural problems with the building (largely arising from coal mining in the area), a decision was made to move to a new site. The first services in the current building were held on 11 June 1905.

The name was changed to Jordanhill Free Church in 1888. Following the creation of the United Free Church of Scotland in 1900, the name was changed to Jordanhill United Free Church. The name again changed in 1929, following the union of the United Free Church with the Church of Scotland, becoming "Jordanhill Church of Scotland" and - from 1979 - simply "Jordanhill Parish Church".

Ministers

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Other churches nearby

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