Denny Broompark Church

SITES & MONUMENTS RECORD

SMR 1125

NS 8105 8284

TIMELINE

1797	Denny Associate Presbyterian Church	1820
1820	Denny United Associate Congregation	1847
1847	Denny United Presbyterian Church	1900
1900	Denny Broompark United Free Church	1929
1929	Denny Broompark Church of Scotland	1963

1773: Congregation part of the original Erskine Church that met at Lochgreen, then Dennyloanhead.

It was proposed to enlarge the Dennyloanhead Church and the Denny residents asked for their own church building instead. However, the Presbytery rejected that idea.

1787: Site secured in Denny and a church built.

1793: Sanction for a new congregation twice refused by the Burgher Presbytery, but in October 1793 Denny received supply of sermon from the Associate (Burgher) Presbytery of Stirling and Falkirk.

1797: Denny congregation formed – the first minister appointed January 1799 – Rev James Harrower.

1881: Church reconstructed in a rectangular plan designed by Burnet, architect, Glasgow at a cost of £1200.

Later additions at either end.

1898: Hall added.

1900-27: Church re-roofed and pipe organ installed.

1931: Union with the West Church failed.

1963: October 1st. United with Denny West under the name of “Denny Westpark”. Broompark church building was obtained by the council for demolition to make way for a car park, however, this development never proceeded and the building was converted into a community centre.

FITTINGS

1933: New communion table.

SEATING

450

ORGAN

1903: Organ installed.

WAR MEMORIAL

See separate page for War Memorial and Roll of Honour

MINISTERS OF DENNY BROOMPARK CHURCH

Jan 1799	Harrower, James	April 1852
Feb 1844	Jeffrey, R T	1856
Feb 1857	White, Peter	Oct 1878
Mar 1879	Smart, George	Mar 1886
Mar 1879	McKellar, Duncan Campbell	Dec 1905
Sep 1887	Yule, David Mailler	Apr 1915
Jun 1906	Bains, Robert James	Oct 1925
Apr 1926	MacLauchlan, Francis Joseph Lauchlan	Apr 1931
Dec 1931	Berrie, Alexander	Nov 1961

G.B. Bailey (2019)