Drumchapel St Andrew's Church

Drumchapel St Andrew's Church
Drumchapel St Andrew's Parish Church
55°54′23″N4°21′53″W / 55.906461°N 4.364817°W / 55.906461; -4.364817
Location	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Church of Scotland
Website	drumchapelstandrews.org
History
Former name	Drumchapel Old Church
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Architect	Lancelot H. Ross
Architectural type	Rectangular plan church
Years built	1940
Administration
Presbytery	Presbytery of Glasgow
Parish	Old Drumchapel, Drumchapel, Drumry
Clergy
Minister	John Purves
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated	10 July 1989
Reference no.	LB32273

Drumchapel St Andrew's Church is a 20th-century parish church of the Church of Scotland located in the Old Drumchapel area of Glasgow. The church is sometimes referred to as the "White Church" due to its white painted walls.

History of the building

The church was built in 1939 on designs by Lancelot H. Ross who had drawn plans in 1937. ^[1] The church includes Venetian windows. ^[2] The church was built to replace the original Drumchapel Old Church which was located at 102 Drumchapel Road and was built in 1901. Ross' church was damaged during the Clydebank Blitz of 1941. It was restored after the Second World War.

History of the congregation

The parish of Old Drumchapel was founded in 1893 as a mission of New Kilpatrick Parish, before becoming an independent parish in 1923. ^[3] In 1995, the congregation of Drumchapel St Andrew's united with Drumchapel Old, adapting the new name Drumchapel St Andrew's but retaining the use of the Drumchapel Old building. A further union occurred in 2011 when the congregation of Drumry St Mary's Church united with Drumchapel St Andrew's. ^[4]

References

1. "Glasgow, 143–153 Garscadden Road, Drumchapel Old Parish Church", Canmore. Retrieved on 24 October 2020.
2. "143, 153 GARSCADDEN ROAD, DRUMCHAPEL OLD PARISH CHURCH AND HALL, CHURCH OF SCOTLAND", Historic Scotland . Retrieved on 24 October 2020.
3. "Drumchapel Parish Church", The Glasgow Story. Retrieved on 24 October 2020.
4. "Drumchapel St. Andrew’s", Drumchapel St. Andrew's. Retrieved on 24 October 2020.