Sherbrooke Mosspark Church

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Sherbrooke Mosspark Church
Sherbrooke St Gilbert Church
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Sherbrooke Mosspark Church
55°50′39″N4°17′54″W / 55.8441°N 4.2984°W / 55.8441; -4.2984
Location Glasgow
Country Scotland
Denomination Church of Scotland
Previous denomination United Free Church of Scotland
Website Church website
History
Former name(s)Sherbrooke United Free Church (1900-1929)
Sherbrooke Parish Church(1929-1940s)
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church (1940s-2017)
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Architect(s) William Forsyth McGibbon
Architectural typeChurch
Style Neo-Gothic
Completed1900
Administration
Presbytery Presbytery of Glasgow
Clergy
Minister(s) Thomas L. Pollock
Listed Building – Category B
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no. LB33584

Sherbrooke Mosspark Parish Church, also known as Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, is a congregation of the Church of Scotland serving the Pollokshields, Dumbreck and Mosspark areas on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. [1] It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

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History

The church was designed by the architect William Forsyth McGibbon in a 13th-century Gothic style. [2] The hall was completed in 1894 and the church itself in 1900, as Sherbrooke United Free Church, [3] taking its name from the address on Sherbrooke Avenue, which in turn originated from the first family to make their home on the street, who had links to Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia in Canada. [4] In 1929, the United Free Church of Scotland united with the Church of Scotland. [4]

During World War II, the Sherbrooke congregation was joined by that of nearby [5] St Gilbert's Parish Church [4] [6] (which had been part of the pre-1929 Church of Scotland); the St Gilbert's building, completed in 1911, remained unused for a few years before being transported brick-by-brick to a new location 5 miles (8.0 km) away at Burnside, South Lanarkshire, [7] [8] where it remains in use today as a prominent local feature. [9]

Another merger occurred in late 2017 [10] when Mosspark Parish Church, serving the neighbourhood to the west of Pollokshields, joined to create the current Sherbrooke Mosspark Parish Church. The Mosspark buildings on Ashkirk Drive, dating from 1927, [11] [12] [13] were taken over and renovated by Harvest Glasgow. [14]

Building

The church building is located at 240 Nithsdale Road, close to Dumbreck railway station. It is a Category B Listed structure. [15]

Whilst nearing the completion of a major refurbishment to celebrate the congregation's centenary, the church was destroyed by a serious fire in 1994. [16] [2] The burnt-out shell of the building was, however, able to be restored by the architect James Cuthbertson, with the work completed by 1998. [2] [17] A new 3 manual Lammermuir pipe organ was installed. [18] The rebuilt sanctuary has notable, modern stained glass windows. [19]

Ministry

Past ministers include Very Rev George Johnstone Jeffrey from around 1928 to 1952 when he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The current minister (since 2003) is the Reverend Thomas L. Pollock. [20]

See also

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References

  1. "Sherbooke – St Gilbert's Parish Church, Pollokshields". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Sherbrooke-St Gilbert's Church, Pollokshields Heritage
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  4. 1 2 3 Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, LocalPrayers
  5. Pollockshields, Glasgow, general view showing Dumbreck Road, Sherbrooke Avenue, and Springkell Avenue. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east, Canmore (1928)
  6. Places of worship, Pollokshields Heritage
  7. Glasgow, Church Avenue, Burnside Parish Church, Halls And Session House, Canmore
  8. Burnside Blairbeth Parish Church, The Scottish Military History Research Group, 17 October 2010
  9. Burnside Road, Church Avenue, Burnside Parish Church including halls, session house, boundary walls and railings, Historic Environment Scotland
  10. Mosspark residents set to lose vital facilities as church moves to sell off property, Glasgow Times, 12 September 2017
  11. Memories: Mosspark Church in 1929, Glasgow Times, 12 May 2015
  12. 167 Ashkirk Drive, Mosspark Parish Church (Church of Scotland), Historic Environment Scotland
  13. 167 Ashkirk Drive, Mosspark Parish Church And Hall, Canmore
  14. The Harvest Glasgow website, Harvest Glasgow
  15. 240 Nithsdale Road, Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church and hall, Historic Environment Scotland
  16. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, The Scottish Military History Research Group, 23 November 2011
  17. VisitScotland
  18. "Church Organs".
  19. Stained Glass, Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church (archived version, 2004)
  20. Church of Scotland Yearbook 2007-8, p. 177, ISBN   978-0-86153-384-8