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 13 November 2009

1962(Part 1)

Women's World Day of Prayer took place on Friday, 9th March, and for women in Castlemilk there was a joint service in Lloyd Morris Church in Ardmaleish Road, and the theme was “For God so loved the world”.



Mr Peter Douglas served as Assistant minister in Castlemilk West from June to August.


The offerings for the four months January to April were £1,009 8s 3d.


A letter was received from Lesley McNair who had gone to Chitambo, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), as a missionary.


Two new Y.M.C.A. Centres, one in Carmunnock Road at Holmbyre Road, and the other at the far end of Ardencraig Road near Tormusk Road, were opened in April.


An anonymous member of the Congregational Board made and donated a beautiful stand for the chancel flowers.


The cost of Life and Work was 4d per monthly edition.


Mrs Smith, Guardian of 44b Company of the Girls' Guildry resigned and received a small presentation from the Kirk Session.


Hugh Gray, “the good friend of the new housing areas” on the staff of the “Evening Citizen” described the organising of the parish as “Baby Parishes”. There were 60 districts and each district had the elder as the leader of the team, but also in each team there were another five people, a board member, a person dealing with the delivery of the church magazine, someone dealing with the Building Fund boxes, a Cradle Roll person and a youth representative. Although each had a separate responsibility all six would help one another and would meet regularly to discuss common problems.


The son of Mrs Steenson, secretary of the Woman's Guild, started on a career of flying with a commission in the Fleet Air Arm.


Mr Fred Grant of Raithburn Road, a marine engineer and member of the congregation was travelling the world with his job. His father was an elder and his mother was in the Guild and on the Congregational Board.


Mr Donald Campbell, a member of the congregation, whose grandmother lived in Dougrie Terrace was in L'Orient in Brittany teaching English.


The Youth Club and Fellowship meetings were still drawing the crowds.


The Life Boys entered the Glasgow Area Musical Festival for the first time, and came 2nd in the Pitch Pipe section and third equal in the Choral Section.


On Easter Sunday about 100 bunches of daffodils were distributed to the old and sick in the parish.


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