Barlanark-Greyfriars Parish Church

Parish of Barlanark and Wellhouse

 

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Scottish Charities No. SCO25730

 

Church Registered No. 160897

 

 

365 Hallhill Road

Barlanark

Glasgow

G33 4RY.     

Tel : 0141-771-6477

Email enquiries@barlanark-greyfriars.co.uk

The picture above , shows the Stained Glass Window that can be found in the Sanctuary.

(Chancel of the old church)

The Window shows 3 figures :-

Jesus (centre), Saint Margaret (Left) and Mary Slessor (Right)

 

The 2 figures on either side of Jesus are prominent Scottish Christian women.

St. Margaret was the wife of King Malcolm III.

Mary Slessor was a Missionary who worked in Calabar (Nigeria)

The window was a gift to the church from the Church of Scotland Woman’s Guild.

The motto “Whose I am and Whom I serve”

is the Guild motto

The window could originally be seen by anyone inside the hall in the original church but when the new church building was added and the old church converted into a set of halls , the chancel area of the old hall was sealed off to make

the Sanctuary and some cupboards so the window can now only be seen from within the sanctuary.

It is believed that the window is the work of Glasgow artist Douglas Hamilton.