History & Beliefs


The first Baptist congregation existed as early as 1831 and met in a small chapel near the east burn where baptisms were held. There was a revival there in 1859 which impacted the whole town .The congregation did not continue, but the cause was restarted in1881 and the present building was erected in 1886.

In the early days the church ministered to many ‘in service’ as it was known. There were to be losses in World War 1 and in World War 2 the building was used as a refugee centre after the Clydebank Blitz.

From the earliest days a strong missionary emphasis was to be found. The Zenana Mission which became part of the Baptist Missionary Society was well represented This work was largely in India and the church building has a stained glass window In memory of those who served there.The church has provided two Presidents of the Baptist Union of Scotland and at one time had 100 members .The church is self supporting.

Our Beliefs

Our faith statement is ‘To know God and to make Him known’ and we mean by that Father, Son and Holy Spirit

We affirm Jesus Christ as our supreme head, believing in His presence to enable us to order our affairs according to His revealed word in the Bible.

Our preaching and teaching is based on the Bible because we believe it is the word of God. We are called Baptists because we follow the New Testament practice of baptising, by immersion, people who have come to believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour. This is known as believer’s baptism.