Global InformationMaybole Baptist Church information
| Maybole Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
 Maybole Baptist Church, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
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| 55°21′13″N 4°41′06″W / 55.35358°N 4.68497°W | |
| Location | Maybole, Ayrshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Baptist Union of Scotland |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 20th century |
| Consecrated | 30 October 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | In use |
| Architect(s) | Hugh Campbell |
| Architectural type | Traditional gable with end projection porch |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 seats + 120 standing |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Baptist Union of Scotland |
Maybole Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It arose from a Maybole prayer group started in 1898 that was admitted to the Baptist Union of Scotland in 1901.[1] The church building opened in 1914.[2] It has operated for over a hundred years, one of 164 active Baptist churches in Scotland in the early twenty-first century serving 14,000 members.[3][4][5]
The church building features red sandstone, a traditional gable with projected front porch and arched doorway. Designed by architect Hugh Campbell (1863-1926)[6] of Glasgow it is a recognized noteworthy building in Maybole and the wider Carrick area of southern Scotland.[7][8] The church grounds feature minimal space due to a small plot size.[9] Maybole town, within which the church is located, is also noted for distinctive architecture.[10][11][12]
- ^ Yuille, George (2005). History of the Baptists in Scotland (From Pre-Reformation Times) (PDF). Arkansas, USA: The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc. pp. 223–224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2016.
In November, 1898, evangelistic services [in Maybole] were conducted by Mr. Thomas Ramsay in the Methodist Chapel, which had just closed...[Maybole Baptist Church] was admitted into the Union in October, 1901, at the Session held in Paisley. Mr. Thomas Ramsay was the first Pastor, and continued until 1919.
- ^ Gray, James T (1972). "12". Maybole, Carrick's Capital Facts, Fiction & Folks (Buildings Past & Present). Ayr, Scotland: Alloway Publishing.
In 1914 at a cost of £1,720 the [Maybole] Baptist Church was built in Carrick Street...
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
scottishchurches.org.ukwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Maybole, Carrick Street, Baptist Church". Scotland's Urban Past. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Brackney, William H, ed. (2009). "Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (1609-2009)". Scarecrow Press.
As of 2006, there were 176 churches with 13,769 members affiliated with the Baptist Union of Scotland
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Scottish architect Hugh Campbell (Maybole Baptist Church)". Scottish Architects. 1913. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
...set up practice on his own account at 156 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland
- ^ Seymour, John (1982). Maybole - A Pictorial History. Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland: Walker & Connell Ltd. p. 33.
Situated in Carrick Street, the [Maybole Baptist] church with its red sandstone frontage makes a roomy alternative to the small hall in Abbott Street, the former meeting place of the congregation
- ^ Gray, James T (1972). Maybole, Carrick's Capital Facts, Fiction & Folks. Ayr, Scotland: Alloway Publishing.
[Maybole Baptist Church]...is a small rectangular, brick built structure, with a red sandstone front gable and porch with an arched doorway.
- ^ Gray, James T (1972). "12". Maybole, Carrick's Capital Facts, Fiction & Folks. Ayr, Scotland: Alloway Publishing.
Like the Episcopal Church it [Maybole Baptist Church] is crammed into a very small site which does nothing to improve its appearance and it would seem building sites were either scarce (or expensive) when these churches were built.
- ^ "Architecture of Maybole". Visit Scotland. 2015.
Maybole is a small market town 9 miles south of Ayr, with some fascinating architecture. Maybole is a town whose lengthy history is evident from the many fine buildings on view.
- ^ "Undiscovered Scotland on Maybole". Undiscovered Scotland. 2015.
Maybole is the ancient capital of Carrick… Today's visitor finds a town whose lengthy history is evident from the many fine buildings on view.
- ^ "Maybole in The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)". The National Gazette. Genuki (Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003). 1868.
The town contains the post-office, commercial bank, townhall, a cumbrous old pile with a spiral tower, situated near the cross, the toll-booth, once the town residence of the lairds of Blairquhan, and the Castle. This last was the ancient residence of the earls of Cassillis, the principal branch of the Kennedys. ... [and] ... Among the ruins of religious houses, the finest are those of the abbey of Crossraguel, in the parish of Kirk-Oswald not far from Maybole. This abbey has stood above 600 years, and is still the best preserved in the west of Scotland.