Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (CoS; ; ) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland. It is one of the country's largest, having 245,000 members in 2024 and 259,200 members in 2023. While mem ...
Glasgow
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.
History of the building
The church was designed by William Gardner Rowan in a richly decorated
Neo-Gothic
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style. The foundation stone was laid on 8 April 1893, with the building being completed a year later, officially opening on 3 May 1894. The old church hall was the original church, having been built in 1889. Another hall, named the Buchanan Hall, was built in 1912.
Architecture
The church includes an elaborate pinnacled buttressed front, that includes a central window with Art Nouveau stained glass above the centre door. A ventilator tower was also added to the slated roof.
History of the congregation
The church was founded as the Cathcart United Presbyterian Church. After the United Presbyterian Church united with the
Free Church of Scotland In contemporary usage, the Free Church of Scotland usually refers to:
* Free Church of Scotland (since 1900), that portion of the original Free Church which remained outside the 1900 merger; extant
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* Free Church of Scotland (1 ...
in 1900 to form the
United Free Church of Scotland
The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; , ) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), majority of the 19th-cen ...
, the church was renamed the Cathcart United Free Church. The congregation became part of the
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (CoS; ; ) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland. It is one of the country's largest, having 245,000 members in 2024 and 259,200 members in 2023. While mem ...
in 1929, after the merger of the denominations. It was then renamed Cathcart South Church. In November 2002, the congregation of Cathcart New Church united with Cathcart South to form the Cathcart Trinity congregation. The old Cathcart South church building was retained as the official parish church building, while the Cathcart New building was sold and converted into flats.
Their mission statement is: ''Following Jesus Christ. Glorifying God. Serving Others.''