St. Silas On-line Archive

The idea of this section of the web site is to have a place to record what goes on in the life of the church. It is also about as close as we get to looking at the ancient history of the church as the focus of the web site is fixed on what God is doing now! As always suggestions (and old photos) welcome!

The Building

These pages show some of the changes and alterations to the building over the years.

Dec	21st	All Age service with the children joining in the Christmas story
	14th	Carols by Candlelight
	14th	A Surprise for David's 40th
	7th	Baptisim and Confirmation service - we hired a birthing pool for the first time
	1st	Women for Women
Nov	7th - 9th	Learning to Listen Course
Oct	31st	Family Fun Night - Treasure Island
	25th	Fair Trade Breakfast
May	19th	Joint City Wide Celebration at St Columba's
April	28th	Women for Women (the first of these types of meeting)
	20th	Easter Weekend
		Last "River"
March	14th-16th	St Silas Weekend Away

2002

Dec	31st	Hogmanay Ceilidh
	15th	Carols by Candlelight
Oct	4th	On The Move a free BBQ initiative, outreach, food and fun. Right on the door step of St Silas church.
August	12th-17th	Mega Quest
June		Painting a Room for Powerhouse
		On The Move - a free BBQ on the corner of Byers Road, first time we did this.
May	19th	Outdoors Baptism Service
March	29th-31st	Easter Weekend Prayer Vigil
Jan	25th-27th	St Silas Weekend Away

2001

Dec		Hogmanay Ceilidh Children's Christmas Service
Oct - Nov		Diversion was three weeks of various events, ranging from the profound to the ridiculous.
Sept	20th	Outdoors Baptism Service Visit from Rt Rev Derek Kamukwamba from the Diocese of Central Zambia
June	15th -17th	Crossover - Members of St Silas went to Crossover as delegates, as performers and team so I thought it worth including some photos...
		After around seven years two of the Youth Fellowship Leaders moved on.
May		Contagious Christianity Course - Many members of the church took part in this course which aims to help people to share their faith in a relevant way.
April	20th	Cali Pastors An uplifting visit from a group of Pastors from the city of Cali Columbia where they shared how God has been transforming their community, and how He might do this in Glasgow.
	13th-15th	Easter Weekend
March	23rd-25th	St Silas Weekend Away
Feb	16th	The Dais moves and a new Noticeboard is created
	3rd-4th	The Winter Walking Weekend
Jan		The River - this new monthly worship event started in January 2001.

2000

Dec	10th	Carols by Candlelight
Nov	17th-19th	Youth Fellowship Weekend Away at Badenoch Christian Centre near Avimore.
June	11th	Baptism Service - this was the first time that we did this on the grass outside the hall.
		YF went to Crossover Christian Festival
March		YF decorate the 'old kitchen' - for some time thereafter called 'The Purple Room'
February	18th-20th	St Silas Weekend Away

1800-1999

1999	5th - 7th Nov	Cornerstone - a mini arts festival held over one weekend in November
	Oct-Nov	The New Kitchen was installed
	12th June	Jubilee 2000 Edinburgh Demo
	February	St Silas Weekend Away (not many photos of this one)

1998	Dec	Hogmanay Ceilidh Carols by Candlelight
	11th June	Baptism Service at / in Loch Ard

1996		Central heating system installed in church making it a much more welcoming place.
1994		Interior of church was re-decorated
1992		While the church was re-roofed we met in one of the lecture theatres of Glasgow University each week. The Dais was also installed around now.
1991		Pews were replaced by chairs
1988	sometime	Start of re-ordering - Stone Cleaning
	May	The Church was B-listed by Historic Scotland, category B is described as "Buildings of regional or more than local importance, or major examples of some particular period, style or building type which may have been altered."
1951	21 June	Last service in Hayburn Street Mission (Partick) "After the War the number of members of the Mission Church diminished to a tragic degree. Inherent in such a situation was the loss of the Mission income, so that, sadly, it was resolved to sell the Church. The last services were held on 21st June, 1951. Happily, a large proportion of the congregation were able to transfer their membership to the mother church of St. Silas."
1910		Hayburn Street Mission (Partick) found it necessary to increase its facilities by building a Hall in Ardery Street Partick."

1864-1899

sometime between 1865-1871	Mission Church and Sunday School in Hayburn Street, Partick, established.
1895	Church Hall was erected at a cost of £570.
1868	The Organ, which at first stood close to the chancel (current location of the kitchen), was moved to the gallery.
20th November 1864	St Silas Church was opened for Divine Worship on the morning of 20th November, 1864 by the Rev. Canon Savage, Vicar of Nuneaton and an Honorary Canon of Worcester. The first incumbent was the Rev. Walter T Turnpin of Dublin

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