Religion - Hamilton Mem. F.C.
Hamilton Memorial Free Church Timeline
1843 Address
made in
Stonehouse by Rev. Buchan and Rev. Robert Paterson resulting in a
proportion of the audience forming themselves into ‘The Stonehouse Free
Presbyterian Church Association’ in preparation for Disruption Day
1843 ‘Disruption Day’ A day when 474
ministers walked out on the
General Assembly in protest against certain principles of the
established church
1843 Building fund established and
site identified for a church. At a
cost of £480 this church was to serve the congregation for 30
years before making way for a new church at the corner of Green Street
1843 Rev. W.K. Hamilton (d. 1887)
1st minister, retired to
London c1877
1853 Following the Disruption of
1843, the Free Church opened its own
school in Hill Road.
1874 New church built and opened on
September 26th, sitting 620, at a
cost of £4000. A seated gallery extended around three sides of
the church.
1878 Rev. James Laing (b. 1827 in Aberdeen, d. 1893)
2nd minister, came from
Lesmahagow Parish
1880 Baptismal font gifted to the
church
1884 Church sustained storm damage
during hurricane
1894 Rev. James Deas
3rd minister, accepted
call from Kirkcaldy Union Church in 1919. During
his ministry the church became known as the Hamilton Memorial United
Free Church
1919 Rev. George R. Robertson
4th minister, from
Tranent, accepted call from Lochlee Road Church,
Dundee in 1930
1929 Union of Churches
1931 Rev. James McDonald
5th minister, accepted
call to Neilston South Church in 1934
1931 Hamilton Memorial Church
Woman’s Guild formed
1935 Rev. David Doig
6th minister, accepted
call to High Street Church, Dumbarton in 1940
1936 Free Church School (Hill Road)
burned down in fire on this year
1940 Rev. R. Gourlay Black
7th minister, accepted
call to St.Rollox Church, Glasgow in 1946. Rev.
Black conducted many united services with St.Ninian’s until the Union
of Hamilton Memorial Church and St.Ninian’s Church
1954 Hamilton Memorial Church
demolished
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