Church Overview

Designed in a medieval French Gothic Style by the architect William Forsyth McGibbon, the small hall next to the church was completed first, in 1894, and the church itself opened its doors six years later, in 1900.

Originally built for the United Free Church, in 1929 this denomination united with the Church of Scotland and the congregation at Sherbrooke was soon working closely with its neighbouring Church of Scotland congregation at St Gilbert’s Parish Church.  The two formally united during World War Two and St Gilbert’s would close and be demolished and transported, brick-by-brick to a new location five miles away. In 2017, Sherbrook St Gilbert’s merged with nearby Mosspark Parish Church, with the new combined congregation renaming the building as Sherbrooke Mosspark.

The church is cruciform in plan, with low transepts. The big gabled front to Nithsdale Road has a 5-light window and flanking buttresses carried upwards as octagonal pinnacles. The church was ravaged internally by fire in 1994, its centenary year, and was marvellously restored by architect James Cuthbertson by 1998. The interior now features the work of various Scottish craftspeople: stained glass windows (inspired by the themes of creation, the Cross and rebirth) by the Stained Glass Design Partnership in Kilmaurs; a magnificent bespoke 3-manual pipe organ by Lammermuir Pipe Organs and the pulpit, tables and font created by furniture designer Bill Nimmo of East Lothian.

Services

Sunday 10.30am, Thursday 10.00am

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

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