Govanhill Trinity Church is a 19th-century church building in the Govanhill area of Glasgow. The church closed down in 2015, but it is still owned by the Church of Scotland.
| Govanhill Trinity Church | |
|---|---|
 The church in 2018. | |
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| 55°50′10″N 4°15′31″W / 55.836198°N 4.258524°W | |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Govanhill United Presbyterian Church Govanhill Parish Church |
| Status | Closed |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Community Centre |
| Architect(s) | Robert Baldie |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Years built | 1878–1880 |
| Groundbreaking | 1878 |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Presbytery of Glasgow |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 5 December 1989 |
| Reference no. | LB32430 |
History
editThe church building was founded as the Govanhill United Presbyterian Church. It was built between 1878 and 1880 in a geometric Neo-Gothic style designed by Robert Baldie. The church included a nave and gable-fronted Aisles. An organ by Abbott and Smith was installed in 1912.[1][2]
Upon union with the Church of Scotland in 1929, the church was renamed Govanhill West Church, to distinguish it from Govanhill South Church. Both congregations united in 1952 to form Govanhill Parish Church using the church building in Daisy Street. In 1989, the congregation of the now demolished Candlish Polmadie Church (formerly Candlish Memorial Church), united with the Govanhill congregation forming Govanhill Trinity Parish Church. The Reverend Tomas Bisek, a Czech clergyman ordained in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, became the first minister of Govanhill Trinity.[3]
In January 2014, the Presbytery of Glasgow approved a two-year guardianship relationship between Govanhill Trinity and Queen's Park entered into a two-year guardianship relationship. The guardianship proposed that upon the end of December 2015, the two congregations would unite and worship would continue at the Queen's Park Church building. This came into being in 2015, when Queen's Park Govanhill Parish was formed.[4][5] Since 2015, the former Govanhill Trinity Church building has been used as a community centre and canteen operated by the Church of Scotland.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow, 12–24 Daisy Street, Govanhill Church", Canmore. Retrieved on 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Daisy Street Govanhill Church of Scotland", British Listed Buildings. Retrieved on 31 July 2020.
- ^ "7. The Late 20th Century", Queen's Park Govanhill. Retrieved on 31 July 2020.
- ^ "9. Queen’s Park Govanhill", Queen's Park Govanhill. Retrieved on 31 July 2020.
- ^ Loney, G. "Congregation says goodbye to the Daisy Street Church", Queen's Park Govanhill, Glasgow, 7 October 2015. Retrieved on 31 July 2020.
- ^ Stewart, C. "This is the £20k next step in a plan to save Govanhill's Daisy Street Church", The Glasgow Times, Glasgow, 16 March 2019. Retrieved on 26 July 2020.
External links
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Media related to Govanhill Church Of Scotland at Wikimedia Commons