St Andrew's West

St. Andrew's West Parish Church is the largest church in Falkirk, Scotland, founded in 1843 and situated in the town centre on Upper Newmarket Street and known for its conservative evangelical preaching, aligning itself with the Forward Together group and the Evangelical Alliance. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

St Andrew's West
St Andrew's West Parish Church
St Andrew's West
St Andrew's West
The church within Falkirk council area
LocationFalkirk
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Previous denominationFree Church of Scotland
United Free Church of Scotland
Websitewww.standrewswest.org
History
Former name(s)Free Church of Falkirk
St. Andrew's United Free Church
St. Andrew's Parish Church
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Andrew
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory C(s) listed building
Designated23 April 1979
Architect(s)James Strang
StyleEnglish Gothic
Completed1896

Originally known as the Free Church of Falkirk, from 1900 it became St. Andrew's United Free Church, and with the union of the Church of Scotland became St. Andrew's Parish Church in 1929. In 1990 the Church merged with the West Church.

The present Gothic building was built in 1896 at a cost of £8,100 to designs by architect James Strang, to whom a memorial window was erected in the church. It is protected as a category C(s) listed building.[1]

The Manse is a Victorian house located in Maggiewoods Loan, Falkirk. The Manse tennis courts were sold in the 1990s.

The church interior

Ministers

  • Rev Lewis H Irving, BD (1843–1877)
  • Rev Hugh Mair, BD (1877–1883)
  • Rev Dr Thomas Adamson, DD (1884–1888)
  • Rev James B Johnston, BD, FRHistS (1888–1928)
  • Rev Alexander Ferguson, BD (1928–1939)
  • Rev William Soutar, BD (1939–1951)
  • Rev Robert Pollock, BD (1951–1971)
  • Rev Dr Robert McGhee, DD (1972–1996)
  • Rev Alistair M Horne, BSc, BD (1997–)

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