Airdrie church completes £1.3m transformation

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The finished £1.3m transformation of a historic B-listed Airdrie church has been unveiled at a series of special events.Cairnlea parish church in the town centre has been completely renovated with a new interior, environmental and accessibility improvements following five years of design, construction and fundraising.

Its minister, Rev Peter Donald, described the new look for the 150-year-old church as “just wonderful” and says it is now “an asset fit for the 21st century” – while the Church of Scotland has praised the congregation’s “pioneering” work on green improvements to work towards net zero.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The first phase, completed a year ago, saw the removal of the church’s traditional pews to convert it into a flexible and accessible space both for services and other community uses; along with new glass-lined areas, accesses and heating systems using renewable energy.