Restore St Fillans Parish Building
St Fillan’s Catholic Church serves the rural community of Houston & Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire. Our church is small but has important historical significance for Scotland, being one of the oldest Catholic Church buildings constructed post-Reformation (and the oldest in continual use in Renfrewshire) The church falls within the Houston Village Conservation Area (CA300) and the buildings were assigned a Category B listing in August 1977.
Built in 1841, our church has served successive generations well, but is now in need of urgent and substantial work to restore full structural and watertight integrity. Our location is prominent at the entrance to the historic village of Houston, and presents an impressive architecture appreciated by the whole community.
This petition seeks to evidence that there is extensive support across our community as we embark on this historical restoration project and request your support in adding your signature to this cause. It is vital that we secure all available external grant funding to assist in the completion of this project in a timely manner. Records of such support in the wider community are a key component in the application to the grant funding authorities that we intend to engage with, so your help in providing this is greatly appreciated. St Fillans Catholic Church serves the rural community of Houston & Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire. Built in 1841, our church has served many generations but is now in need of urgent and substantial work to restore full structural integrity..Please help us today to restore our beautiful church by signing your name via the link below:
https://www.change.org/p/restore-st-fillans-parish-building
