Taken from the Castlemilk Crusader magazine, this is a history of the the church on Carmunnock Road, years 1955 to 1975along with some pictures from that era.

Friday 6 November 2009

1958





1958(Part 1) 
At the Congregational Annual General Meeting in February, the following people were elected to the Congregational Committee:
Building Fund – Messrs. Marshall (convener), Aitken, Johnston, Dick, Rennie, Matheson, Fleming, Smith and Mrs Rose and Mrs Knight.
Publication – Messrs. Crichton (convener), Erskine, D. Davidson, and Miss McNaughton and Mrs Steenson.
Property – Messrs. Guy (convener), McLaren, McLachlan, Beveridge and Hewitt.
Halls Allocation – Messrs. Dool and Anderson.
Organ – Messrs. Wilson (convener), J. Davidson, Clarkson and Mrs Campbell.


By March 44b Guildry Company had been formed by Miss Miller and meetings took place in Castleton School on Thursday evenings.


The deaconess was at this time conducting ward services, with the help of the Woman's Guild, in Mearnskirk hospital, distributing flowers, baking, etc.


Many things were being set up to enhance what the church offered, for example, a Youth Club Fellowship on Sunday evenings in Croftfoot Parish Church Lesser Hall and a crèche run by the Woman's Guild on a Sunday morning during the morning service.


In Castlemilk, away from Castlemilk West things were beginning to happen.
The Education Department held a conference to sponsor youth work in Castlemilk, as there were around three thousand teenagers in the scheme and only a fraction were linked with any existing organisation. “Some people thought skiffle was the answer!”
Meanwhile the Linn Park Crematorium was about to be built at a cost of £200,000, Castlemilk East laid the foundation stone of its church on 1st March, and the “Old Folks'” houses on Dougrie Terrace were now occupied.


Back in Castlemilk West the Woman's Guild had undertaken the task of providing an organ for the church, at a cost in the region of £700. The Reverend George Paton, a native of Greenock was arriving as Assistant Minister, and the deaconess had become the proud owner of an auto-cycle.


Mr James Stewart of Croftfoot Parish Church, who had been treasurer of Castlemilk West for over two years decided to step down and Mr Thomas McEwan of Dougrie Drive took over.


The Garden Fête of 10th May realised the sum of £331 18s 9d with approximately 2000 people attending. Mr Marshall and his committee did the preparation and almost every home in the membership of the church was represented on the day.

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