New Monkland Church

 July 18, 1851 was a special day for Agnes Jamison and Walter Hoggan. They were getting married in the New Monkland church in Glen Mavis, Airdrie, Scotland. It is 30 minutes from Falkirk. We aren't sure how much has changed since then, but many things are the same.

After three previous unsuccessful tries to get inside this beautiful church, it was a marvelous experience.
I was overcome by being where Doug's great-grandmother and great grand-father were married.

The stained glass windows were exquisite. I only with the sun had been shining from outside for
you to see their beauty.

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter Service from the Church of Scotland. It consisted of singing out of a
hymn book without music. Luckily many of the tunes were familiar and we just
put in the new words.

We read scriptures from Isaiah and Mark, but from a  Bible that was not the King James Version. It was a wonderful service. We were glad we had gone.

These messages were listed on each pew. And it was true. We were welcomed very warmly even with missionary name tags from another church.