Let’s bring St. Andrews Church back into action together
There is hope yet for such a strong building
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It’s a fight to save the church for the memories of all the people married, baptised, worshipped, and had the last goodbyes in life there
Happening Now
Pictures from this morning so far. We live in hope.
With thanks to Gnuoyy Nevets
Recent Past
The church was deconsecrated and fell derelict after the business that used the church went into administration.
Andrew Cuthbert bought the church at auction and has owned the church since 2015 he has hoped since then to bring the church back into use as a centre of the community.
Although the congregation have moved we ask why could this spiritual centre not serve the young people of today a place that can bring young people, particularly those less well-off in a place to meet and share ideas from which they can grow together, benefitting from the experience of our community.
After multiple break-ins over the years, arsonists finally achieved the razing of the church in April 2022.
Heritage
Although St Andrew’s Church has for almost a decade been out of use for some time it has a long and proud history as part of the heritage and culture of Alexandria.
Some links to the history and other sites including information on the church can be found below:
Future
If you want to be part of the future of the St Andrew’s Church site please donate as little as £0.01 to the church building so as to receive updates and become part of the growing movement to bring St Andrew’s church back into action.
Multiple ideas exist each with their own difficulties, levels of buy in and costs:
- Redeveloping the church
- Building a new community building in the spirit of the church in the current site
- Developing other projects such as a community garden
Unfortunately all of the above require funding and as a result we are engaging with the community and funders to enable one or other of the plans to go ahead.
In the event the plan doesn’t work the site will need to be sold.
You will receive updates on:
- Actions impacting the building and the site
- Be able to share ideas with others involved in the project
- Be able to bring your ideas to the owner of the building so they can be incorporated into a future plan
The Go Fund me page is below
News
St Andrews Church Disaster Fund, organised by Andrew Cuthbert
We have set up this go fund me page. Please give what you can so we can bring the church back into use after this devastating fire.
Owner ‘devastated’ after church building engulfed in catastrophic fire
A huge plume of smoke billowed into the sky from the former St Andrew’s Church in Alexandria on Saturday evening.
Andrew Cuthbert the current owner’s first time in the church in 2015
Andrew Cuthbert the current owner’s first time in the church was in 2015. These were the good pics. There were dead pigeons fungi of all types and rot in the walls.
Fire threatens to destroy church as blaze engulfs it for second time
A huge plume of smoke billowed into the sky from the former St Andrew’s Church in Alexandria on Saturday evening.
Fire crews race to another blaze at Alexandria’s former St Andrew’s Church
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that they were in attendance for the second week in a row.
Firefighters race for another fire at St Andrew’s Church in Alexandria
Firefighters have been battling a fire at the B-listed Alexandria church for the second weekend in a row.