Glasgow Unitarian Church Glasgow Glasgow City
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Who we are
Unitarians are people of liberal religious outlook who are united by a common search for meaning and truth in life and living.
What do we believe?
We have no creed. We are free thinkers. Our group is made up of people with different views, beliefs and values. We celebrate Unity in Diversity – many beliefs, one faith.
MISSION STATEMENT
This Unitarian church aims to be a tolerant and loving society where people are encouraged to appreciate the wonder and mystery of existence, to study and practise together the values of truth, justice and compassion, and each to work out their own spiritual pathway.
What do we believe?
We have no creed. We are free thinkers. Our group is made up of people with different views, beliefs and values. We celebrate Unity in Diversity – many beliefs, one faith.
MISSION STATEMENT
This Unitarian church aims to be a tolerant and loving society where people are encouraged to appreciate the wonder and mystery of existence, to study and practise together the values of truth, justice and compassion, and each to work out their own spiritual pathway.
Street Address
72 Berkeley Street
Glasgow,
Glasgow City
G3 7DS
United Kingdom
Phone: (0141) 571 2610
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Church Pastor
Rev. John Clifford
Minister Emeritus
72 Berkeley Street
Glasgow,
Glasgow City
G3 7DS
United Kingdom
Phone: (0141) 571 2610
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Unitarian Church
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Rev. John Clifford
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Minister Emeritus
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I’m a former minister of Glasgow Unitarian Church (1975–83), now retired and husband of Barbara Clifford. I was born in the USA, found Universalism there while in secondary school, and after training for the ministry some years later came to Britain, where I was naturalised in Scotland in 1975.
For me, religion has an important philosophical aspect but the key base is a community in which personal spiritual development finds expression in practical ethical actions, individual and collective. Glasgow Unitarians comprise a small progressive community with quite a mixture of attitudes and commitments. My personal philosophy is centred in empirical process philosophy, set in a religious mixture of liberal Christianity, Buddhism, and an appreciation of what is sometimes referred to as the web of life.
My hobbies include stamp collecting, dancing (particularly Scottish Country Dancing), piping, astronomy, and learning foreign languages to survival level. Barbara and I have five children and eight grandchildren between us and we are greatly enjoying this ‘grandparent’ stage of our lives.
For me, religion has an important philosophical aspect but the key base is a community in which personal spiritual development finds expression in practical ethical actions, individual and collective. Glasgow Unitarians comprise a small progressive community with quite a mixture of attitudes and commitments. My personal philosophy is centred in empirical process philosophy, set in a religious mixture of liberal Christianity, Buddhism, and an appreciation of what is sometimes referred to as the web of life.
My hobbies include stamp collecting, dancing (particularly Scottish Country Dancing), piping, astronomy, and learning foreign languages to survival level. Barbara and I have five children and eight grandchildren between us and we are greatly enjoying this ‘grandparent’ stage of our lives.
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Jim Millar
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Glasgow Unitarian Church Service Times
SEPTEMBER 2024 SERVICES
Sunday 1st - 11am in Church & on zoom - TALKING TOGETHER
Sunday 1st - 7pm on zoom - Donald Jacobs
Are Hope or Optimism Useful for Navigating the Unknown?
Sunday 8th - 11am in Church & on zoom - Roddy Macpherson
The tradition of the Nativity of Mary.
Sunday 15th - 11am in Church & on zoom - Naomi Keir
Touch
Sunday 22nd - 11am in Church and on zoom - Lyanne Mitchell
Inspiration is a beautiful thing.
Sunday 29th - 11am in Church and on zoom - Alison Spurway.
Caring for Creation
Instead of a minister, we have a team of regular Worship Leaders who serve our fellowship on a rota basis.
Glasgow Unitarian Church service times last updated on the 14th of September, 2024
Sunday 1st - 11am in Church & on zoom - TALKING TOGETHER
Sunday 1st - 7pm on zoom - Donald Jacobs
Are Hope or Optimism Useful for Navigating the Unknown?
Sunday 8th - 11am in Church & on zoom - Roddy Macpherson
The tradition of the Nativity of Mary.
Sunday 15th - 11am in Church & on zoom - Naomi Keir
Touch
Sunday 22nd - 11am in Church and on zoom - Lyanne Mitchell
Inspiration is a beautiful thing.
Sunday 29th - 11am in Church and on zoom - Alison Spurway.
Caring for Creation
Instead of a minister, we have a team of regular Worship Leaders who serve our fellowship on a rota basis.
Glasgow Unitarian Church service times last updated on the 14th of September, 2024
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Glasgow Unitarian Church - Glasgow, Glasgow City
Glasgow Unitarian Church - Glasgow, Glasgow City
Barbara Clifford leading worship
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Easter Monday 2024
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Glasgow Unitarian Church History
Glasgow Unitarian Church was founded in 1810.
At its peak there were around 22 Unitarian Churches in Scotland, and in Glasgow the congregation was large and prosperous enough to commission a classically styled church to seat 550 people in the mid-1850s.
See Andrew T. N. Muirhead (2015), Reformation, Dissent and Diversity: The Story of Scotland’s Churches, 1560-1960, London: Bloomsbury, pp. 183-185.
The Unitarian Church has a proud tradition of professional ministry and Glasgow congregation benefitted from well trained ministers through most of its history. Over the twentieth century ministers brought their own character and influence to bear on the congregation as it navigated a liberal religious course and adapted through the century.
Sometimes described as a “post-Christian” church, in the twenty-first century Glasgow Unitarians remain committed to tolerance and embrace the richness of different religious traditions. We seek to apply science, reason and curiosity in our pursuit of meaning and truth, as individuals, and compassion in creating a shared community.
Just like the patchwork wall-hanging in our worship room, our group is made up of people with different views, beliefs and values.
At its peak there were around 22 Unitarian Churches in Scotland, and in Glasgow the congregation was large and prosperous enough to commission a classically styled church to seat 550 people in the mid-1850s.
See Andrew T. N. Muirhead (2015), Reformation, Dissent and Diversity: The Story of Scotland’s Churches, 1560-1960, London: Bloomsbury, pp. 183-185.
The Unitarian Church has a proud tradition of professional ministry and Glasgow congregation benefitted from well trained ministers through most of its history. Over the twentieth century ministers brought their own character and influence to bear on the congregation as it navigated a liberal religious course and adapted through the century.
Just like the patchwork wall-hanging in our worship room, our group is made up of people with different views, beliefs and values.
Glasgow Unitarian Church Historical Photos
The St Vincent Street Church was the home of Glasgow Unitarians until the late 1970s when the congregation moved to Berkeley Street
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Forgive us
O God, forgive the poverty and the pettiness of our prayers . Listen not to our words but to the yearnings of our hearts. Hear beneath our petitions the crying of our need.
Glasgow Unitarian Church listing was last updated on the 14th of September, 2024
