Editing Cardonald (section)

==Religion==
The oldest church in the area is [[Cardonald Parish Church]] ([[Church of Scotland]]), which was built at the corner of Paisley Road West and Cardonald Place Road on a plot of ground which was donated by [[Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre|Lord Blantyre]]. The red [[sandstone]] church, designed by Peter Macgregor Chalmers, was built 1887-1889 and was dedicated in February 1889. The west wing was added in 1899 and the east wing in 1925, while the church halls were built in 1940.<ref>Innes, John. (1993). ''Old Cardonald Had A Farm''. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.21.</ref>

[[File:Cardonald Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 1188934.jpg|thumb|Cardonald Parish Church (2009)]]
Hillington Park Parish Church ([[Church of Scotland]]) was originally called “Cardonald United Free Church”, with the current church hall on Berryknowes Road being built as a parish church of the [[United Free Church of Scotland]] in 1908. The [[harl]]ed red sandstone church was built 1924-1925. With the union of the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland in 1929, the church was renamed as Hillington Park Parish Church.<ref>Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). ''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow''. Yale University Press. p. 602.</ref>

The local [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] church, Our Lady of Lourdes, was designed by Stellmacs Ltd and built 1937-1939. This church, which opened in May 1939, replaced an earlier small chapel which had been built on the site in 1922. The local Catholic community had originally met in Maryland House and then from 1906 in the chapel of Nazareth House.<ref>Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). ''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow''. Yale University Press. p. 602.</ref><ref>Innes, John. (1993). ''Old Cardonald Had A Farm''. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.34.</ref>

The Church of the Good Shepherd ([[Scottish Episcopal Church]]) on Hillington Road was designed by Noad & Wallace and was built 1939-1940.<ref>Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). ''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow''. Yale University Press. p. 602.</ref> Before this church was built, the congregation, which was formed in 1938, had met in a shop at 2222 Paisley Road West.<ref>Bertie, David. (2000). ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000''. T.& T.Clark Ltd. p.595.</ref>