Old Kilpatrick Bowling Church to close this year (Image: NQ)The decision to close the church comes as part of the Mission Plan for the Presbytery of Clyde which laid out the future of West Dunbartonshire's churches when published in 2023. Included in the plan, is proposals to close the church, retain the halls and merge the existing congregation with Dalmuir Barclay Church, which is just a mile and a half away. Old Kilpatrick Bowling Church to close this year (Image: NQ)Dalmuir Barclay Church on Durban Avenue. (Image: Newsquest Staff)The halls at Old Kilpatrick Bowling Parish will be retained by the Church of Scotland as a 'mission church'. “The primary place of worship for the new congregation will be the current Dalmuir Barclay sanctuary in Durban Ave, Dalmuir.

Source: The Herald January 13, 2026 11:43 UTC