---
title: "St John the Evangelist, Aurs Road"
description: "Located in Aurs Road, Strathclyde. Built 1961 (predecessor 1841, destroyed by fire 1941). Diocese of Paisley."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Catholic Church","East Renfrewshire","Barrhead","Mid-Twentieth-Century"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/barrhead-st-john-evangelist"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:15:27.774Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T14:52:17.010Z"
location: "Aurs Road, Strathclyde"
country: "Scotland"
county: "East Renfrewshire"
town: "Strathclyde"
address: "Aurs Road, Aurs Road, Strathclyde, G78 2RW"
postcode: "G78 2RW"
built: "1961 (predecessor 1841, destroyed by fire 1941)"
architect: "Thomas S. Cordiner"
denomination: "Catholic Church"
dedications: ["John the Evangelist"]
diocese: "Paisley"
website: "https://www.stjohns-barrhead.org/"
openingHours: "The church is open for personal prayer and visits daily 9am to 11am."
parish: "St John the Evangelist, Barrhead"
gridReference: "NS 508 592"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request"
---

# St John the Evangelist, Aurs Road

St John the Evangelist on Aurs Road, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, is a Roman Catholic parish church of 1961 in the Diocese of Paisley, replacing a church of 1841 lost to fire.

## Overview

The parish of St John the Evangelist was founded in 1841. The earlier church burned in 1941, before its centenary Mass. The present building, by Thomas S. Cordiner, opened in 1961. Scotland’s Churches Trust notes a prevalence of Greek over Latin iconography and the repeated motif of St John. The tabernacle door is by Hew Lorimer and the presidential chair by John McLachlan; the organ is by Rushworth and Dreaper.

The church stands at NS 508 592 in the historic parish of Neilston. It is recorded on the National Record of the Historic Environment but is not a listed building. The parish website is already recorded in the Gazette entry.

## Further Information

- [St John’s, Barrhead](https://www.stjohns-barrhead.org/)
- [Scotland’s Churches Trust](https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-johns-barrhead/)
- [Trove: Barrhead, Aurs Road, St John's Roman Catholic Church](https://www.trove.scot/place/382037)