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The Tron Church, Glasgow

The Tron Church is an evangelical Presbyterian church which meets in three locations across Glasgow—in the city centre on Bath Street, in the Kelvingrove area of the West end of Glasgow, and on the Southside of Glasgow near Queen's Park.

'Tron Central' at 25 Bath Street.
'Tron Kelvingrove' at 73 Claremont Street.
'Tron Queen's Park' at 5 Prince Edward Street

'The Tron' has a strong heritage of expositional preaching which has been carried on through the ministries of Tom Allan (1955-1964), George Duncan (1964-1977),[1] Eric Alexander (1977-1997),[2] Sinclair Ferguson[3] (1997-2004), and William Philip [4](2004-present).

Today, The Tron Church is a part of the Didasko Fellowship, a small fellowship[5] made up of five churches across Scotland: Cornerstone Community Church, Stirling; Edinburgh North Church; Gilcomston Church, Aberdeen; Grace Church, Dundee; and The Tron Church, Glasgow.

History edit

Origins of 'The Tron'[6] edit

The name of the church harks back to the original location of the congregation in the Trongate area of the city. A 'tron' was a device used for weighing and measuring often found in marketplaces in medieval Scotland.[7] Without a true and trustworthy tron, transactions in marketplaces could not function fairly. The name of the church therefore calls to mind the need for unchanging truth in order for society to function and thrive.

The church in the Trongate was initially called the Wynd Church, taking its name from the street it was situated in called Back Wynd. The church was formed in 1687[8] and the founding members were determined to maintain a faithful biblical witness against great pressure to conform to the pro-episcopal establishment.[6]

In 1808, a new church building was built on Buchanan Street[9] which became the meeting place for the congregation of the Wynd Church under the name of St George's Parish Church. In 1940, the congregation then merged with the congregation of Tron St Anne's and then became known as St George's Tron.[10] ‘The Tron’, as the name of the church has commonly been known in the city of Glasgow for many decades now[11] and is still in use today.

Recent history edit

The congregation remained in the building on Buchanan Street until December 2012, when they moved again to the nearby premises on Bath Street due to disagreements with the Church of Scotland and their position on the authority of the Bible - an issue which came to a head over the particular issue of the ordination of Ministers in same-sex relationships.[12] 'The Tron' was one of several congregations to leave the Church of Scotland at this time.[13][14] The Church of Scotland retains ownership of the original church building, which has since gained a new congregation.

Following this move, the congregation of 'The Tron' church now meet within three different buildings in Glasgow.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ . 2007-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20070714075904/http://www.glasgowkirks.org.uk/resources/communication/historical_directory.pdf. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2023-05-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Biography | Eric Alexander". www.ericalexander.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  3. ^ "Sinclair B. Ferguson". Banner of Truth UK. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  4. ^ "William Philip". Crossway. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. ^ "Spiritual landscape of Scotland". 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  6. ^ a b "Our History". The Tron Church. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  7. ^ "Scottish Archive Network - Scottish Weights and Measures Guide (Background)". www.scan.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  8. ^ "Merchant City Ex Wynd Pa-Free Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  9. ^ "St George's-Tron Church in Glasgow, Scotland". GPSmyCity. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  10. ^ "Glasgow St George's Tron". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  11. ^ "Glasgow St George's Tron". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  12. ^ "St George's Tron congregation leaves over gay rights". BBC News. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  13. ^ Randall, David (2015). A Sad Departure: Why We Could Not Stay In The Church of Scotland. Banner of Truth. pp. Appendices. ISBN 9781848716612.
  14. ^ https://banneroftruth.org/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/12/Sad-Departure_Full-Appendix-for-Website.pdf
  15. ^ "Glasgow: planting the gospel". Evangelicals Now. April 2017. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
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