St Andrew's West

St Andrew's West
St Andrew's West Parish Church
St Andrew's West
St Andrew's West The church within Falkirk council area
56°00′01″N 3°47′07″W
Location	Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Church of Scotland
Previous denomination	Free Church of Scotland United Free Church of Scotland
Website	falkirkstandrewswest.org
History
Former name(s)	Free Church of Falkirk St. Andrew's United Free Church St. Andrew's Parish Church
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Category C(s) listed building
Designated	23 April 1979
Architect(s)	James Strang
Style	English Gothic
Completed	1896

St. Andrew's West Parish Church is the largest church in Falkirk, Scotland, founded in 1843 and situated in the town centre on Upper Newmarket Street and known for its conservative evangelical preaching, aligning itself with the Forward Together group and the Evangelical Alliance. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

Originally known as the Free Church of Falkirk, from 1900 it became St. Andrew's United Free Church, and with the union of the Church of Scotland became St. Andrew's Parish Church in 1929. In 1990 the Church merged with the West Church.

The present Gothic building was built in 1896 at a cost of £8,100 to designs by architect James Strang, to whom a memorial window was erected in the church. It is protected as a category C(s) listed building.[1]

The Manse is a Victorian house located in Maggiewoods Loan, Falkirk. The Manse tennis courts were sold in the 1990s.

The church interior

Ministers

• Rev Lewis H Irving, BD (1843–1877)
• Rev Hugh Mair, BD (1877–1883)
• Rev Dr Thomas Adamson, DD (1884–1888)
• Rev James B Johnston, BD, FRHistS (1888–1928)
• Rev Alexander Ferguson, BD (1928–1939)
• Rev William Soutar, BD (1939–1951)
• Rev Robert Pollock, BD (1951–1971)
• Rev Dr Robert McGhee, DD (1972–1996)
• Rev Alistair M Horne, BSc, BD (1997–)

See also

• List of Church of Scotland parishes

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "St Andrews Church of Scotland including Halls Newmarket Street (Category C Listed Building) (LB31205)". Retrieved 19 March 2019.