printed 4 March 2024
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Ibrox Parish Church re-opened yesterday to offer the congregation and group a primary take a look at modifications which is able to profit each the kirk and the broader space.
The Glasgow church has undergone intensive refurbishment, together with the creation of a multi-purpose worship area, a contemporary kitchen and cafe space, two new breakout rooms and the opening of an accessible storage space for the Glasgow South West Foodbank.
Yesterday’s morning service allowed the congregation to see the transformed church for the primary time, with a group open home to introduce the modifications to native individuals and accomplice teams.
Rev Tara Por Granados stated the renovation of the church was a lot wanted.
“Our constructing, whereas closely used, had turn out to be a patchwork of momentary and partial repairs and was nonetheless working on practically antiquated electrical, plumbing and heating techniques,” he stated.
The renovation work prioritized inside, operational enhancements that will permit the church to scale back ongoing operating prices to sustainable ranges.
This contains changing the boiler, updating electrical and plumbing techniques and including insulation and double glazing to home windows to scale back warmth loss.
The cafe space has been prolonged and the kitchen modernised, whereas the stage, which has hosted many pantos and different productions over time, has been changed by two breakout rooms and an improved storage space for the Glasgow South West Foodbank, which started as a mission. of the church
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Ms Granados added: “Our former stage corridor has been remodeled right into a multi-purpose area that can be utilized for all the things from worship to Taekwondo, Woman Guides, Boys Brigade board conferences. Earlier than this renovation our constructing was used seven days every week. , and we hope these enhancements can be usable and inexpensive group areas for a few years to come back.”
Funding for the renovation got here from the Church of Scotland Common Trustees, Baird Belief, Ferguson Bequest Fund, Beatrice Laing Belief, Bellahouston Bequest Fund, Joseph Rank Belief, Profit Belief, Garfield Weston and Govan Participatory Budgets in addition to members of Ibrox. The parish church.
Ms. Granados additionally praised the contributions of Gary McFarlane of Designed to Succeed, which she described as essential to the undertaking’s success.
“Gary McFarlane, together with Roger Fleming and Ian AB Cavin, give free recommendation to church buildings on develop and see tasks like this via,” he defined.
Renovation work is ready to proceed with enhancements to the church’s bathroom amenities later this 12 months.
