St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow
- St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow
The Church of Scotland congregation of St Columba in Glasgow dates back to 1770. It was established to cater for the spiritual needs of the large number of Gaelic-speakers from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland settling in Glasgow in search of employment. The church still has a service in Gaelic every Sunday (at 10am), as well as three weekly services in English.
The current church building in Glasgow’s St Vincent Street was opened in September 1904 and is built in the Gothic Revival style. Because of its size and association with Gaeldom and the Gaelic language it is also popularly known as the Highland Cathedral.
The current minister (since 2002) is the Rev Donald Michael MacInnes. Past ministers have included two former Moderators of the General Assembly, the Very Reverend Dr Norman MacLeod (minister 1835-1862) in 1836, and the Very Reverend Dr Alexander MacDonald (minister 1929-1954) in 1948.
[Church Steeple: [http://www.highlandcathedral.org/images/church_right.jpg]
ee also
*List of Church of Scotland parishes
*Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
*Scottish Gaelic language
*Glasgow
External links
* [http://www.highlandcathedral.org St Columba Church of Scotland]
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