Handmade With Love

The Legacy of Castlemilk West Parish Church: A Journey Through Time

In the beginning……….

Castlemilk West Parish Church was brought into being in 1955 as a Church Extension Charge to serve the emerging housing scheme of Castlemilk . Using in turn, a workman’s hut on Dougrie Road (for which the watchman was paid a £1/month gratuity for setting out the chairs), Arnprior Road Primary School, then Castleton Primary School the congregation moved to the purpose-built church building on this site in December 1958. The new building seated over 400 which reflected church attendance at the time. In June 1972, the church roll stood at 1,121 people...

Noah’s Ark of Castlemilk: A Symbolic Sanctuary

Known affectionately as “Noah’s Ark”, Castlemilk West Church was designed by architects Gratton and McLean and was category B listed in 2001.

Built on multiple levels it was described as “a powerful composition, echoing the lines of the Royal Festival Hall, London, 1951, and with the fleche (small, slender spire) following a form popular at the time, as on the extension to Coventry Cathedral, also of 1951. The design makes clear and effective reference to a symbolic 'ark'...

A New Home, A Timeless Mission: The Formation of Castlemilk Parish Church

Castlemilk West Parish Church united with Castlemilk East Parish Church (which used to stand at 40 Barlia Terrace) in 2012 to form Castlemilk Parish Church.

The united church met on this site until the opening of the new, modern, accessible building at 1 Dougrie Place in 2015.

The combined strength of the united church is symbolised in the communion table, font and cross which are crafted from wood taken from...