St Silas Archive

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 photos are now all stored using Flickr and can be viewed and searched seperatly at the St Silas Flickr web pages

St SilasLife
These FLICKR pages are where we keep photos taken of events at St Silas or involving the people of St Silas Chruch

Photos ordered by date posted

RSS feed for St Silas images

The Building

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

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 allage baptism bbq carol ceilidh christmas cornerstone david deeper demo diversion easter fairtrade food football hogmanay makepovertyhistory onthemove panorama river tech w4w weekend worship youth

Carols by Candlelight

Praise and Payer

Christmas Nativity Play / the Time Machine

Women4Women

Praise and Payer

Men's Weekend away

Guest speaker - John Barr of Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina

Fairtrade Breakfast

Praise and Payer

Women4Women

Guest speaker - Andy Bathgate of Scripture Union - commissioning of Chris Brett

On The Move BBQ outreach

Praise and Payer

Children's Ministry Training

Praise and Payer

Prayer Ministry Workshop

Women4Women

Make Poverty History Demo in Edinburgh

Church Weekend Away

Easter Weekend

Guest speaker - Jim Stewart of Letham, St Marks, Perth

Praise and Payer

Storytelling workshop

Guest speaker - Steven Anderson from Prayer for the City

Quiet Day at Kilcreggan House

Praise and Payer

Guest speaker - Mike Parker of Evangelical Alliance

Carols by Candlelight

Women4Women

Men's Weekend

Ceilidh

Fairtrade Breakfast (with Christmas stall)

Prayer for the City weekend of outreach

Kelita in Concert

Joint City Wide Celebration at Queens Park Baptist Church

Easter Weekend

On The Move BBQ outreach

Church Weekend Away

Commissioning of the Watson Family as they prepare to go to Sri Lanka with CMS

Guest speaker - John Barr of Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina

Guest speaker - Mike Parker of Evangelical Alliance

Started using Easy Worship software to project song words at every service - prior to this we occasionally used a projector with Powerpoint but for most services we used the good old overhead projector

All Age service with the children joining in the Christmas story

Carols by Candlelight

A Surprise for David's 40th

Baptisim and Confirmation service - we hired a birthing pool for the first time

Women for Women

Learning to Listen Course

Family Fun Night - Treasure Island

Fairtrade Breakfast

Joint City Wide Celebration at St Columba's

Women for Women (the first of these types of meeting)

Easter Weekend

Last "River"

St Silas Weekend Away

2002

Hogmanay Ceilidh

Carols by Candlelight

On The Move a free BBQ initiative, outreach, food and fun. Right on the door step of St Silas church.

Mega Quest

Painting a Room for Powerhouse

On The Move - a free BBQ on the corner of Byers Road, first time we did this.

Outdoors Baptism Service

Easter Weekend Prayer Vigil

St Silas Weekend Away

2001

Hogmanay Ceilidh
Children's Christmas Service

Diversion was three weeks of various events, ranging from the profound to the ridiculous.

Outdoors Baptism Service
Visit from Rt Rev Derek Kamukwamba from the Diocese of Central Zambia

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.

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.

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.

Easter Weekend

St Silas Weekend Away

The Dais moves and a new Noticeboard is created

The Winter Walking Weekend

The River - this new monthly worship event started in January 2001.

2000

Carols by Candlelight

Youth Fellowship Weekend Away at Badenoch Christian Centre near Avimore.

Baptism Service - this was the first time that we did this on the grass outside the hall.

YF decorate the 'old kitchen' - for some time thereafter called 'The Purple Room'

St Silas Weekend Away

1800-1999

Cornerstone - a mini arts festival held over one weekend in November

The New Kitchen was installed

Jubilee 2000 Edinburgh Demo

St Silas Weekend Away (not many photos of this one)

Hogmanay Ceilidh
Carols by Candlelight

Baptism Service at / in Loch Ard

Central heating system installed in church making it a much more welcoming place.

Interior of church was re-decorated

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.

Pews were replaced by chairs

Start of re-ordering - Stone Cleaning

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."

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."

Hayburn Street Mission (Partick) found it necessary to increase its facilities by building a Hall in Ardery Street Partick."

1864-1899

Mission Church and Sunday School in Hayburn Street, Partick, established.

Church Hall was erected at a cost of £570.

The Organ, which at first stood close to the chancel (current location of the kitchen), was moved to the gallery.

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

Dec	12th	Carols by Candlelight
November	8th	Women4Women
	5th-7th	Men's Weekend
October	31st	Ceilidh
	23rd	Fairtrade Breakfast (with Christmas stall)
	9th-10th	Prayer for the City weekend of outreach
Sept	19th	Kelita in Concert
April	25th	Joint City Wide Celebration at Queens Park Baptist Church
	9th-11th	Easter Weekend
	2nd-3rd	On The Move BBQ outreach
March	12th-14th	Church Weekend Away
	7th	Commissioning of the Watson Family as they prepare to go to Sri Lanka with CMS
February	22nd	Guest speaker - John Barr of Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina
January	18th	Guest speaker - Mike Parker of Evangelical Alliance
		Started using Easy Worship software to project song words at every service - prior to this we occasionally used a projector with Powerpoint but for most services we used the good old overhead projector
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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
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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.
March		YF decorate the 'old kitchen' - for some time thereafter called 'The Purple Room'
February	18th-20th	St Silas Weekend Away
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Dec	18th	Carols by Candlelight
	13th	Praise and Payer
	11th	Christmas Nativity Play / the Time Machine
November	28th	Women4Women
	15th	Praise and Payer
	11th-13th	Men's Weekend away
	6th	Guest speaker - John Barr of Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina
	5th	Fairtrade Breakfast
October	20th	Praise and Payer
	10th	Women4Women
	9th	Guest speaker - Andy Bathgate of Scripture Union - commissioning of Chris Brett
	1st	On The Move BBQ outreach
Sept	29th	On The Move BBQ outreach
	21st	Praise and Payer
August	27th	Children's Ministry Training
	17th	Praise and Payer
	15th	Prayer Ministry Workshop
July	4th	Women4Women
	2nd	Make Poverty History Demo in Edinburgh
June
May
April	22nd-24th	Church Weekend Away
March	27th	Easter Weekend
	20th	Guest speaker - Jim Stewart of Letham, St Marks, Perth
	9th	Praise and Payer
Feb	8th	Praise and Payer
Jan	29th	Storytelling workshop
	23rd	Guest speaker - Steven Anderson from Prayer for the City
	22nd	Quiet Day at Kilcreggan House
	11th	Praise and Payer
	9th	Guest speaker - Mike Parker of Evangelical Alliance
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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	Fairtrade 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
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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.
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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."
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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