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In what for many years was a large recess you will find the pipe organ. It was a momentous occasion when Mrs Clews, the donor, unlocked the instrument. The inscription reads

"Gifted by Mrs Clews in memory of her parents and brothers, the Williamsons of Westfield Farm and dedicated to the glory of God 4th June 1950".

Westfield Farm became the site of Newhouse Industrial Estate. This gift to the congregation fulfilled a long-standing dream that one day the church would have a pipe organ rather than a harmonium.

Immediately after the dedication, the congregation sang the hymn "Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven" as the strains of the new organ played by Mr Purcell J Mansfield, HonRCM, FRCO, ARCM rang out.

The choir chairs were gifted by the late Mrs Thomson in 1950. In 1939 she gave individual communion glasses and trays. She also gifted the reading light in the pulpit. Mrs Thomson was one of the founder members of the Woman's Guild (now "The Guild") and for many years served on the committee. One of her daughters, Mrs M Hamilton, was treasurer for the Renovation Fund during the period when the Manse was being built.

At the front of the chancel is a beautifully carved wooden lectern. This lectern has the inscription: "Shew me thy ways o' Lord. In memory of Mr and Mrs William Cassels, faithful worshippers in this church for many years. Gifted by the Anderson Family. Lead me in thy truth and teach me." This lectern was dedicated in 2001. Mrs Janet Anderson was unable to be present at the dedication but did manage to see it shortly before she passed away in December 2001. Mr. Hugh Anderson has been an elder in Holytown Church since 1973. His daughter, Margaret, is a former Girls' Brigade officer and taught in the Primary Sunday School as well as being Leader of the Primary for a number of years.

On top of the Communion Table you will find a wooden lectern with the inscription "Donated by Joe and Betty Meechan in appreciation of the Gospel message preached here". The lectern together with three falls, one for the communion table, one for the pulpit and one for the large lectern were dedicated on the day of Joe's funeral in June 2001. The words of the inscription are of great significance and are a reminder of why we attend worship. Joe was for ten years Clerk to the Board and a larger than life figure within the congregation. Sadly Joe himself did not see the gifts.

A small table with a lectern on top of it both bear the inscription "To commemorate 150 years of worship in Holytown Parish Church". It was felt that this was a fitting way to celebrate this special anniversary of the opening of the Church on the brae.

Some of the chancel furnishings gifted in 1956 have been renewed. These are the Communion Table and Pulpit Falls. The carpeting in the chancel, a lectern Bible and Marker are still there. Within the Bible is the inscription "To the Greater Glory of God. Presented by Robert Black. Sacred to the memory of William and Isabella B Black. 25th November 1956". The Black family lived in Chapelhall and were faithful worshippers in the Church. Mr. William Black had been a member of the congregation for sixty years and an elder for thirty years. His wife was one of the founder members of the Woman's Guild. Robert Black, their son made the wooden cross which stands under the stained glass windows.