St Nicholas' Cardonald Church Explained

St Nicholas' Cardonald Church
Fullname:St Andrew & St Nicholas Parish Church
Coordinates:55.8521°N -4.3583°W
Location:Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Denomination:Church of Scotland
Website:Parish Website
Dedication:Saint Nicholas
Dedicated Date:25 November 1937
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Architect:James Miller
Architectural Type:Church
Completed Date:1937
Parish:St Andrew & St Nicholas
Presbytery:Presbytery of Glasgow
Minister:Post Currently Vacant

The Parish Church of Saint Nicholas, also known as St Nicholas' Cardonald, is a 20th century Parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Hillington and Cardonald areas of Glasgow.

History of the Building and Congregation

St Nicholas' was designed by James Miller, and built in the 1930s. It was built of bricks, with pillars and round arches. It was completed in 1937, and was dedicated on 25 November 1937. Initially, church membership low, but by 1947, membership amounted to over a thousand, and by 1962 to nearly two thousand.[1] [2]

In 2015, the congregations of Penilee St Andrew and St Nicholas' united to form one parish named St Andrew and St Nicholas, with both churches still in use.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://personal.strath.ac.uk/david.paul/susan/church.htm "Church"
  2. https://www.standrewandstnicholas.org.uk/history/ "History"
  3. https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/33310/Presbytery_Planning_Tables_of_Adjustments_2015_Corrected.pdf "Decisions noted by the Presbytery Planning Task Group"