St. Andrew's Church belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. It was built in 1930 in memory of the Scots, which fell in the First World in the battles with the Turkish army. Money collected for the construction of a subscription. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew, one of the first disciples of Jesus Christ, the patron saint of Scotland.

The temple looks so severe that it is easy to imagine standing in the Scottish mountains. British architect Clifford Holliday was responsible for several buildings in the quarter: in addition to the construction of the church, he had to repair and expand charitable ophthalmic hospital of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Holliday has built a hospital for two new cases - a larger one, which is now the center of arts and crafts "Jerusalem House of Quality" is next to the Church of St. Andrew. All buildings are designed in the same style, brought together Eastern and European architecture, with a hint of English castles impregnable. Especially like the castle church with its clean lines and strong rectangular tower, over which flies the flag of Scotland prominent from afar with Andreev (oblique) cross.

Laid the first stone of the temple, Field Marshal Lord Allenby, in 1917, accepted the surrender of Jerusalem, and humbly walk entered the Holy City. This provides a commemorative plaque on the church wall. In the temple there is a small memorial to the fallen and a few tablets in memory of the specific unit in the guest house hangs a large portrait of Lord Allenby.

At a time when Britain ruled Palestine Mandate, it worked here and served many Scots. After the expiration of the mandate, the State of Israel and the beginning of the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 - 49 years the number of Scots in Jerusalem has decreased dramatically. Church of St. Andrew was on the front line - is that fighting was going on around the building. The priest every day at a certain time to ring the bell to show those who remained in the western part of the city, that he is alive. Some parishioners managed to sneak in here on a Sunday service, but the priest was leading her, even if no one came.

Now, despite the harshness of the outside, it's very peaceful place with a cozy guest house. Under the high staircase leading to the church, it attracts a part of the wall, covered with surprisingly cheerful bright blue ceramic tiles - the work of local Armenian masters in 1927. Inside the temple it is very simple: white walls, vaulted ceilings. The large windows in the style of the Crusaders - blue stained-glass windows. A small brass plaque on the floor reminiscent of the legendary Scottish King Robert the Bruce - he bequeathed to his heart was brought to Jerusalem. Run the request failed (messenger who was carrying the king's heart in a silver casket, was killed in Spain), but Bruce in the Holy Land remembered.