Building Our Future



“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.”

 Psalm 127:1
Our congregation is growing as we share the good news of the Gospel with the community of Partick and Thornwood!  

We want our Church family to bear much fruit, growing in number as well as growing our congregation’s participation in acts of service in the Church and local community. We need our buildings to enable our vision of gospel fruitfulness. 
We want to invest in the future of our mission to Partick and Thornwood. Our building was in need of more space and modern facilities. Our children were often playing too close to the busy main road and our young people, women’s and men’s fellowship had limited spaces to meet together and grow in their discipleship. The time came last year to renew our commitment to this area by investing in our building and the information that follows outlines how we plan to do that. You can also read our brochure from June 2024 for more background information, and to see how far we have come on this journey of renewal.

The Elders and Deacons worked together with members of the congregation to agree what the outcomes are that we are looking to achieve as we work with professionals – architects and builders – to make progress through the phases of this work as budget allows. We want to achieve these outcomes…

Here's more of what our people have to say

"I think the new church project is great. It’ll be a good way to make better use of the available space we have and modernise the building generally. Personally having the back hall connected to the main hall will be pretty cool to me."

Daniel

"I've been in this church all my life and I am very excited about the project. I envisage the church being a warm, welcoming place with amazing usable accommodation. This will enable us to reach out to the community, offering a variety of Christian activities. Hopefully these would be of particular interest to young people who may never have experienced the warmth and fellowship of a church family."

Ena

View our Brochure!

For more information please click below to view a digital version of our brochure.
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A Phased Approach

Phase 1: Internal improvements to sanctuary to make it immediately more attractive and welcoming (painting and new lighting) – now complete!

‍Phase 2: Improvements to vestibule, including installation of accessible toilet, new glass doors, works to make the ground around the entrance more appealing and inviting to passers-by – now complete!

‍Phase 3: Alterations to existing rear buildings, essential remedial work to floor, consolidating kitchen facilities, and reconfiguring the overall space – we have been successful in completing part of this Phase; the remedial work to the floor, allowing provision of a safe hall space, and new centralised kitchen facilities. The refurbishment of further flexible space is planned to commence early 2026.

‍Phase 4: Creation of hub space connecting the two buildings, and provision of secure garden/courtyard area for use in good weather. Timing is dependent on funding.

‍Phase 5: Works to restore sanctuary to original size and remove upstairs storage space/room - contingent on temp relocation to back hall for 6-8 weeks. Dependent on funding - although this Phase may be prioritised over Phase 4 as Sunday services are nearing capacity due to newcomers and visitors - a wonderful problem to have!

‍Phase 6: Exterior stone and roof works as required – nothing urgent identified. Dependent on funding.
We are currently completing Phase 3 and are continuing our fundraising efforts. Please consider prayerfully how you can contribute to our work.
Please use ‘Building Fund’ as a reference to ensure any donations are allocated to this purpose.
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Contactless in the building, or debit/credit card via the website. You can allocate a donation to the Building Fund.
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Cheques should be made out to Crow Road Free Church, and placed in the cash box or posted to the Church for the attention of Laura Stevenson. Please mark ‘Building Fund’ on the back of any cheque.
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Cash box in the vestibule if the only way you can give is by using cash. (We would encourage you to use one of the cashless options if possible.) Please put cash in an envelope marked ‘Building Fund’.
For more information about payments please head to our donate page.  
Donate Page

Please Partner With Us in Prayer

• Please pray for the leadership to have wisdom and humility as we continue to seek God’s will for our future.
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• Please listen for opportunities to influence our decisions and make sure that your needs are also considered and met, particularly through the work of the User and Funding Group, chaired jointly by Matthias van der Swaagh and Vernon Shilliday.
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• Please prayerfully reflect on your giving and make sure you are aware of how your valuable gifts to the Church are being stewarded.
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• Please consider your own gifts and talents and whether they could be brought to shape this work in a manner that is pleasing to our Lord.
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• Please get in touch if you would like more information or discuss with the User and Funding Group how you could help.

Questions & Answers

How are you engaging with the
congregation in this process?

Will this be disruptive and
disturb our regular worship?

How long with this all take?

Are we taking on too much?

How can I get involved in this project?

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Phone: 07859 912465
Contact: laura@crowroadfreechurch.org
Location: 29 Crow Road, Partick, Glasgow, G11 7RT
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