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Ibrox Parish Church is a parish church of the
In addition to other artistic features and church furnishings, the building had until 2009 an original French Cavaille-Coll, one of two in Scotland: the other at
"Richmond's Hope Home Page"
Retrieved 28 December 2016.
Official websiteThe Boys' Brigade Glasgow
Church of Scotland churches in Scotland Ibrox Category B listed buildings in Glasgow Listed churches in Glasgow Churches completed in 1863 19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings 1863 establishments in Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
, serving the Ibrox and, to a lesser extent, the Cessnock areas of Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...
, Scotland
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, next to the M8 motorway. The church and parish sits within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow
The Presbytery of Glasgow is one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century. The Presbytery of Glasgow currently h ...
and provides numerous activities in the local and wider community. The current minister is Rev Tara Granados.
History
The history of the church dates back to 1863, when the Kirk Session ofGovan Old Parish Church
Govan Old Parish Church is the name of the original parish church serving Govan in Glasgow from the 5th or 6th century AD until 2007. In that year, the Church of Scotland united the two Govan congregations with Linthouse and established the pari ...
made the church one of her many daughters to help serve the expanding southside of Glasgow as "Bellahouston Parish Church". The sanctuary was built using money from Moses Steven, a wealthy entrepreneur, and designed by James Smith. In 1898 the two transepts were added to the original building, making it the cruciform shape after two unions with neighbouring churches, Steven Memorial in 1969 and Ibrox in 1978. In 1978 the church name was officially changed to Ibrox Parish Church. The building is Category B listed. Over the years, there have been many alterations and upgradings to the overall building complex, including a Link Block with an office and board room between the sanctuary and the church halls.
In addition to other artistic features and church furnishings, the building had until 2009 an original French Cavaille-Coll, one of two in Scotland: the other at Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey is a parish church of the Church of Scotland on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, about west of Glasgow, in Scotland. Its origins date from the 12th century, based on a for ...
.
In 2002, the church was used as one of the locations for the film Man Dancin'
''Man Dancin is a 2003 Scottish crime drama film directed by Norman Stone and starring Alex Ferns, James Cosmo, Tom Georgeson, Kenneth Cranham and Jenny Foulds.
Plot
Ex-boxer Jimmy Kerrigan (Alex Ferns) is released from a Northern Irish prison a ...
. The church is also a distribution centre for the Glasgow South West Foodbank.
The Boys' Brigade
The church is also the home of the Boys' Brigade Glasgow Battalion's Headquarters and the 163rd Glasgow Company, a stone's throw away fromIbrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Rangers Football Club, Ibrox is the third largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of .
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which hosted the 1983 Centenary Service.
Richmond Hope
Since September 2016, Richmond's Hope has been using the church to provide bereavement services for children to explore their feelings and find ways of coping.Retrieved 28 December 2016.
See also
*List of Church of Scotland parishes
The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into Presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into Parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own minister. Unions and readjustments may however res ...
References
External links
*{{commonscat-inline, B Pa-B Steven Memorial Pa-Ibrox Pa Church, Bellahouston POWIS 05492Official website
Church of Scotland churches in Scotland Ibrox Category B listed buildings in Glasgow Listed churches in Glasgow Churches completed in 1863 19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings 1863 establishments in Scotland