History


St Andrew's Church and Baillieston

Ministers of Baillieston St Andrew's Church

Rev John.J.C. Owen(1967-1979)Was the first minister of the newly formed St Andrew's Church and oversaw the construction of the new church building
Rev Tom C Houston(1980-2000)Was a popular evangelical minister at Baillieston St Andrew's - he was previously the minister at St Andrew's Church of Scotland, Jerusalem
Rev Robert Gehrke(2001-2006)Continued the evangelical preaching tradition but left Baillieston in 2006. He subsequently received a call to Blackridge linked with St Andrew's, Harthill
Rev Alisdair T MacLeod-Mair(2007-2011)Another evangelical preacher. He was called to Baillieston St Andrew's Church (from Bonnybridge St Helen's Church) to be the Parish Minister in 2007. He left Baillieston St Andrew's at the end of 2011 without receiving a call to another church.






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< Unveiling the War Memorial - 1950 - Mr William Reid VC
< Rhinsdale Church Centenary celebrations - 1964
< History of Baillieston Old Parish Church
< History of Rhinsdale United Free Church
< History of the Building of Baillieston St Andrews
< Short history of Baillieston Villiage - courtesy of baillieston-history.co.uk






Exterior view of Church and New Hall  

External view of Baillieston St. Andrew's church
The building of the new St Andrew's church was completed in 1974 and officially dedicated to the worship of God on Thursday 12th December 1974.
In this photograph, the Church is the building on the right with the taller steeple. It consists of a Vestibule, a Toilet suitable for the Disabled, an Office (previously the Vestry) and the Sanctuary (on the right hand side).






Exterior view of St Andrew's Church with Cherry Blossom if full bloom  

External view of St Andrew's Church with cherry blossom in ful bloom
When St Andrew's Church was completed in December 1974, it was just this building that was built at that time. We still made use of the Old Church hall and a Wooden hall and rooms in the Old Church.
The building was funded entirely by the efforts of the congregation in a dedicated 'Giving Campaign', all of which was organised by the New Church Society (NCS) from 1968 to 1973, when the foundation stone was laid.






Exterior view of New Hall from Baillieston Swing Park  

External view of New Hall from Swing Park
The New Hall is to the left of the church and has a separate entrance leading to a corridor with the Hall to the left, the kitchen behind that, storage cupboards, the new Vestry, a Session Room and Ladies' and Gent's toilets.




< Short history of Baillieston Villiage
< History of Baillieston Old Parish Church
< History of Rhinsdale United Free Church
< History of the Building of Baillieston St Andrews




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