Ibrox Parish Church

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Ibrox Parish Church
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Ibrox Parish Church
55°50′59″N4°18′07″W / 55.849714°N 4.302033°W / 55.849714; -4.302033
Location Glasgow
Country Scotland
Denomination Church of Scotland
Website Church website
History
Former name(s)Bellahouston Parish Church
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Architect(s) James Smith
Architectural typeChurch
Style Gothic Revival
Years built19th century
Administration
Presbytery Presbytery of Glasgow
Clergy
Minister(s) Tara Porr Granados
Laity
Organist(s) Jim & Fiona Salkeld
Listed Building – Category B
Designated17 February 1992
Reference no. LB33575

Ibrox Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving the Ibrox and, to a lesser extent, the Cessnock areas of Glasgow, Scotland, next to the M8 motorway. The church and parish sits within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow and provides numerous activities in the local and wider community. The current minister is Rev Tara Granados.[ citation needed ]

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History

The history of the church dates back to 1863, when the Kirk Session of Govan Old Parish Church 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. [1] 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.

Detail of the church's spire and window Ibrox Church window and Spire - geograph.org.uk - 733712.jpg
Detail of the church's spire and window

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.

In 2002, the church was used as one of the locations for the film Man Dancin'. 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 from Ibrox Stadium which hosted the 1983 Centenary Service. [2]

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. [3]

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References

  1. "Ibrox Parish Church". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. "The Boys’ Brigade Centenary, Glasgow 1983 ". Retrieved 5 April 2011. Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Richmond's Hope Home Page". Retrieved 28 December 2016.