East Kilbride
Old Parish
Church
WELCOME!
Join us in worship each Sunday in our church.
Technical Issues: We are currently experiencing a number of problems with both the 'Watch-a-Service'
and the "Streaming of the Service" Live on the front page of the Website
We are working hard to resolve the current issues and will update this article when we have a solution for both of them.
LIVE VIDEO RECORDING: If you wish to watch a live or recent Church Service, or watch it directly on our YouTube channel
SELECTION OF SERVICES: 'Watch a service' to view a selection of previous services on this site via the link below.
AUDIO RECORDING: 'Listen-to-a-Service' and 'Dial-a-Service' have now been restored (contact the church office).
VACANCIES: To view current vacancies, please see our NOTICES section below
- Services in Church, online and other formats (eg for housebound members without internet)
- Sunday School
- Messy Church
- Contact details
Note: If you are new to our Church, or any church, we have more information and a 'Newcomers Guide' on our 'Worship with Us' page. We also have elders on hand each week to help you and answer your questions - just look for their name badges.
Attendance In Church
We have plenty of seating available in the Church, upstairs and down, whether you wish to sit together or to continue social distancing.
Attendance Online
There is nothing to compare with being in Church together, in communion with others; however, we understand that this is not always possible.
For the benefit of those unable to attend services in person either temporarily or permanently, those on holiday or working away, and even potential newcomers to our Church, we broadcast our Sunday morning service live each week on our YouTube channel @ekopc1774 or directly via the following link.
Sound-only recordings of services are also available via a 'Click-on button' on our Home page. 'Listen to a service. '
A selection of previous services is also available via a 'Click-on button' on our Home page. 'Watch a service'
Know someone who is homebound with no internet?
For homebound members without access to the internet, we can provide recordings (on request) in the following formats: Telephone Dial-a-Service, CD, DVD, USB stick.
Please contact Alistair Walker or your elder if you would like to know more about these for a friend or relative in the Church.
See our Sunday School page in 'The Young at the 'Old' / Youth section.
CHURCH CONTACT DETAILS
To contact us, call 01355 279004, email ekopc.office@btconnect.com, or use 'Contact Us' on this website. You can also go to www.facebook.com/EKOLDPC
SUNDAY SERVICE
Join us for worship on Sundays at 11 a.m. in the church. Tea and coffee are served afterwards in the Lower Hall.
If you are homebound, you can join us live in worship online through our Home page, YouTube channel, Facebook page, or dial-in Phone Service.
You can also use the same means to access a video or audio recording of our services later or request it in other formats.
Note: Any notices for Sunday services should be handed in by Thursday.
VACANCIES
September 2025
Applications are welcome for our current vacancy.
Youth and Family Worker (Part-Time)
East Kilbride Old Parish Church
Hours: 10 hours per week
Salary - £14.77 per hour
We are looking for a part-time Youth and Family Worker to support our volunteers in running our various youth activities and help develop additional ones.
The salary is based on similar full-time posts in the Church of Scotland and is reviewed annually. The nature of the work will require some weekend and evening work.
There is an Occupational Requirement for the holder of this post to be a Christian.
The holder will also require membership of the Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme.
Please respond with a brief CV to ekopc.office@btconnect.com or through Contact Us
OFFERINGS
Your weekly (or other) offerings to the church, including Gift Aid, can now be made using your bank/credit card. A card reader is located next to the usual collection plate (which still accepts cash and envelopes). Help is on hand if you are unsure what to do.
STAMP COLLECTION
If you have any used stamps, could you remember to bring them to church and leave them in the vestibule? These stamps can be turned into funds, which are most useful to us! (Mary Smith)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
"When God touches people, he takes the nearest willing hand, and he uses that hand to touch other people".
Sunday Tea Rota
Teas and coffees are served in the Lower Hall after each Sunday Morning service. Would you consider helping? At the moment, the teams work once every couple of months. Just speak with Norma Penman or Jeanette Lawson on any Sunday, and they will gladly receive your kind help.
Church Communications Group:
Facebook and Website
Could you write a few details about an upcoming event, a review, or a short piece of news from our church and email it in? Or could you take a photo at a church activity?
We need contributors for our church Facebook page and website. It's important to keep the congregation and community up-to-date with what's going on.
We can also show you how to upload information directly to one or both sites if you're interested.
Conveniently, all these tasks can be done from home at a time that suits you. Why not try it once or twice? You're not obligated to continue if you get too busy.
Please get in touch to find out more – You could email ekopcmagazine@gmail.com or Contact Us
Recording Services
If you are interested in filming and recording, our 'Sound Desk' is the place for you. Our experienced 'Sound & Vision' team takes turns live-streaming / recording the church services. It would be good to have a couple of extra people learning how to do this. Get in touch, and we'll show you what's involved.
Contact Austin Hepburn and Lorraine Kerr or speak to a member of the Sound Desk team on Sunday.
Alternatively, message the Church Office or Contact Uson this website. We'd love to hear from you, however you get in touch! You are not under obligation if you decide it's not for you.
Children, Youth and Families Work
Our work with children, youth, and families is vital to the future of our church. The team always needs support from the congregation in various ways. If you can, please answer his call for volunteers!
CONTACT DETAILS
To contact us, use any of the following:
Telephone: 01355 279004;
Office Email: ekopc.office@btconnect.com ;
Communications Team Email: ekopcmagazine@gmail.com ;
Website Message via Contact Us on this website.
Or to go to our Facebook page, click the link www.facebook.com/EKOLDPC
Church Service and Flower Calendar
EKO MAGAZINE (OCTOBER EDITION 2025)
You can click on the picture above to read the October EKO magazine.
Please note: The deadlines for submissions to the November magazine are, Sunday 19th October (handwritten/typewriter) or Wednesday 22nd October (electronic).
Thank You, David Kent (Editor)
01355 237275, 07890 262267 or davidkent28@virginmedia.com
MISSION PLANNING
Church of Scotland. Mission Planning
Information about how the Church of Scotland supports local congregations to share the Good News of Jesus Christ
and serve their communities in these changing times.
In 2021, against a background of falling minister numbers, a decline in membership and a drop in income both nationally and locally, the General Assembly tasked the local church with creating five-year mission plans that would ensure Church of Scotland congregations are properly equipped to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and to serve their communities for the coming decades. New Presbytery Mission Plans must have been agreed upon by presbyteries, the Faith Nurture Forum, and the General Trustees by 31 December 2022.
At the same time, presbyteries are working together to create economies of scale by forming new, larger presbyteries. The number of presbyteries in Scotland is being reduced from 43 to around 10 -12.
The wide-ranging reforms, which will involve congregations uniting, a move toward shared ministry and reducing the Church's building footprint, are designed to help local churches work together effectively and efficiently, living out the Five Marks of Mission in a dynamic and sustainable way.
Further information can be found via the following links;
Presbytery Meeting re Mission Planning. Motion Sheet (Sept 2023)
Draft Presbytery Mission Plan 2023
Or by requesting additional information via Contact Us.
Keep scrolling down for our other sections, or use the links below to navigate the site.
Home: This section includes General Information, Location Maps, and the 'Contact Us' message facility.
Worship With Us: This section includes information on Church Services and Communion, Accessibility and Extra Support, and a 'Newcomers' Guide.
News: This section includes Pastoral Letter, Youth & Families Worker Updates.
NB: The 'Work and Workings of the Church' page is yet to be opened...
Welcome to East Kilbride Old Parish Church!
Join us for worship on
Sunday Mornings from 11 am – 12 noon.
We hope you will feel warmth and friendliness and that your experience of our worship together is enjoyable, meaningful, and encouraging. Please also look out for activities you could be a part of during the week—there are lots of opportunities to meet with a friendly crowd! East Kilbride Old prides itself on being known as a welcoming church.
From the church of the past to the church of today…
“This website includes a section on the history of the church and its graveyard because we know may visitors are interested in this. The current building dates back to 1774 (though there has been a church on this site since pre-Reformation times).
When today’s church was built, it stood in the midst of a small village. Today it stands in the midst of a large new town with a population of around 75,000 people.
Beautiful as it is however, our church is not the building, but the people. Within that building, there is a warm church family. People of all ages meet together, all striving to reach out to the community we serve in the Village area and East Mains.
We have active organisations for children and adults, giving a wealth of opportunities for fellowship and sharing, and everyone is assured of a warm welcome.”
Rev. Anne Paton
