Twelve years ago the Airdrie Reformed Presbyterian (RP) Church in Scotland was, like many small churches in the UK, drifting its way out of existence.
Caught in a devastating self-preservation mode, church life consisted of a one-hour service for the 20+ ‘faithful’ on a Sunday morning. The prospect was bleak — with an average age in the 70s, the writing was more than just on the wall.
Today this exclusively psalm-singing congregation in one of the most socially- deprived areas of the UK is a vibrant annually-growing community of over 90 people. Average participation at morning and evening worship is around 80 to 90 people.
