Drumchapel St Andrew's Church is a 20th-century

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of the

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located in the

Old Drumchapel Old Drumchapel is a neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located around Drumchapel railway station and formed part of the Cowdenhill and Garscadden Estates. It is situated to the south of the larger and newer Drumchapel housing estate, and ...

area of

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. The church is sometimes referred to as the "White Church" due to its white painted walls.

History of the building

The church was built in 1939 on designs by Lancelot H. Ross who had drawn plans in 1937. The church includes

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s. The church was built to replace the original Drumchapel Old Church which was located at 102 Drumchapel Road and was built in 1901. Ross' church was damaged during the

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of 1941. It was restored after the Second World War.

History of the congregation

The parish of Old Drumchapel was founded in 1893 as a mission of

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Parish, before becoming an independent parish in 1923. In 1995, the congregation of Drumchapel St Andrew's united with Drumchapel Old, adapting the new name Drumchapel St Andrew's but retaining the use of the Drumchapel Old building. A further union occurred in 2011 when the congregation of Drumry St Mary's Church united with Drumchapel St Andrew's."Drumchapel St. Andrew’s"
''Drumchapel St. Andrew's''. Retrieved on 24 October 2020.

References

{{Reflist Churches completed in 1940 Church of Scotland churches in Glasgow Listed churches in Glasgow Category C listed buildings in Glasgow 1940 establishments in Scotland Drumchapel