News and events
Moderator makes her mark on history
5 June 2013
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Right Rev Lorna Hood had a role in history when she attended the special commemorative service at London’s Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation.
Debt after death? Church calls for investigation into the rising cost of dying
24 May 2013
The Church of Scotland has agreed to investigate the increasing costs of holding funerals.
Church issues urgent call for action to tackle climate change
23 May 2013
The Church of Scotland issued an urgent call to tackle climate change.
A new approach to human rights
23 May 2013
The Church and Society Council called for a refreshed approach to human rights in a report from presented to the General Assembly.
Church debated revised Inheritance of Abraham report
23 May 2013
Presenting the report was Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Convener of the Church and Society Council.
Church urges no evictions because of so-called bedroom tax
23 May 2013
The Church of Scotland has urged that people should not be evicted from their homes because of the new changes to benefit regulations, the so-called ‘bedroom tax’.
People should not go hungry as Church tackles corporate greed
23 May 2013
The Church has launched another stinging attack on corporate greed and tax dodging multi-national companies which exploit the poor and perpetrate myths about poverty.
Elder applauded for impassioned speech against deadly tobacco
23 May 2013
An Elder was applauded for impassioned speech against 'deadly' tobacco.
Church to run independence debates across Scotland
23 May 2013
Church leaders are planning open forums in church and community halls so that Scots can take part in a root and branch review of the kind of Scotland they want.
Iona Community tackles perceived stigma of poverty
23 May 2013
The Iona Community has continued its vital work in tackling poverty as it enters its 75th anniversary and the 1450th anniversary of Columba’s landing on the island.