Church Overview

A striking red sandstone Gothic church, with its broached 120ft spire, was designed by the firm of William Slater and Richard H Carpenter of London and opened for worship in 1868. The adjacent church hall to the west was extended by William F Crombie in 1929.

Interior saw some work by Harold Ogle Tarbolton and Scott Morton & Co and contains some fine furnishing and detailing, including elegant carved rood screen and choir stalls. The 1881 mosaic reredos is by the Venice & Murano Glass & Mosaic Co. Engraved windows and glass doors in the porch are by David Gulland, a member of the congregation, and were installed in 2007 when a local ecumenical partnership between the Scottish Episcopal and Methodist congregations was signed. The 1938 organ is by Harrison & Harrison and was refurbished in 1969 and 2008.

Tolling bell by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough installed in 1877. In 2014 eight change-ringing bells were installed by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London. Five of the bells are by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon (1946) and were relocated from the Quarriers Village, Bridge of Weir, and three were cast in the Whitechapel foundry in 2013-14.

Services

Sunday: 8.00 am, 9.15 am on 1st 3rd Sundays of the month, 9.30am on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 11.00 am and 6.00 pm

Tuesday 6.30 pm

Wednesday 10.30 am

Opening Arrangements

Open daily 9am – 5 pm

Disclaimer

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