Cumbernauld Old Parish Church

Worship Times

Parish Church

Sundays at 10.15am

Forge, Balloch

Sundays at 11.45am

Any changes to these times, e.g. for special Sundays, will be intimated on our home page

Minister: Rev. Catriona Ogilvie

01236 721912

Deacon: Valerie Cuthbertson

01698 259001

History - page 5 of 5

Building	Interior	Kirkyard	Ministers	Balloch

The Balloch community

The Forge, Balloch

Housing began to be developed in Balloch / Eastfield in the late 1970's and as people moved into the area they looked for a place where they could worship locally.

At that time these areas were part of Condorrat Parish and so the Kirk Session of Condorrat looked at ways of meeting this need.

The minister of Condorrat at that time was Bruce McNicol and, along with the Associate Minister Ailsa McIntyre, they began to introduce worship services in the new and growing community.
Balloch - 25th Anniversary cake

The first worship service at Balloch took place on Easter Day 1982 and so, in addition to the usual significance of Easter Day in the Christian church, it has another special significance for us as it also marks our 'anniversary'.

Ailsa McIntyre was the driving force behind the start of church services at Balloch and the person who got everyone involved at the outset. Ailsa said to many of the congregation, “Just help me out for a short while”, and are we still here many years later!

From meeting in people's houses to begin with, our first 'permanent' home was in a 'Portakabin'. During this time plans were formulated for a church building, and land had even been identified on which it might be built. However, these plans fell through and the Forge Community Centre, owned by North Lanarkshire Council, became our new - and remains our current - home.

Communion Worship at Balloch

The continued expansion of Cumbernauld northwards in the 1990's (and since then) resulted in a realignment of parish boundaries. Balloch and Eastfield then became part of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church, which is where we are today; the new alongside the old as it were!

On 1st April 2007 we celebrated 25 years of worship in Balloch / Eastfield with a church service and social gathering afterwards. Pictures from that wonderful day can be viewed on our website here.

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