In just five months the Moderator's Challenge has raised £34,130 for Lighting up Learning an initiative that has the potential to transform students' lives in Malawi. Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson launched the challenge in
More than a million Christians will join together in a global wave of prayer from Ascension on 29 May to Pentecost on 8 June. Thy Kingdom Come, the annual prayer movement that invites Christians around
Churches across Scotland will host events raising money for Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) as the development charity marks 80 years. This year the focus is on Guatemala, one of the countries where Christian Aid
A folder containing unique photographs, letters and maps that belonged to a distinguished Church elder who fought during the Second World War was discovered hidden in a desk bought at auction 18 years after his
Congregations across the Church of Scotland are holding special events to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. It celebrates the formal acceptance by the allies of the Second World War of
Two ministers have provided evidence to the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry investigating the pandemic's impact on worship and life events. Rev Bryan Kerr and Rev Dr George Whyte represented the Church in conversations with the Scottish
The 2025 General Assembly will hear of a wide range of cost reduction measures aimed at ensuring the Church's Christian mission is sustainable for the future. These include proposals to further reduce the number of
Hundreds of church members across Scotland and beyond are preparing to attend the General Assembly next month. The Church of Scotland's annual gathering will be held at the Assembly Hall on the Mound in Edinburgh
East Renfrewshire church has been making a splash in the local community with four baptisms at its Easter Sunday service. St Andrew's Parish Church in Barrhead also welcomed 17 new people from three continents into
Becoming the Church of Scotland's newest minister was not something Rev Jeanette Wilson would have even thought possible until relatively recently. While studying for her own personal interest at Highland Theological College (HTC), part of...
While their finishing time has still to be determined, married ministers Rev James Bissett and Rev Susan Cord have already smashed one target for this week's London Marathon. Originally the couple had a fundraising target
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is embarking on the second leg of a tour across the Presbytery of the North East and the Northern Isles this week. Rt Rev
Very Rev Dr Derek Browning, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2017 - 2018, recalls with fondness his meeting with Pope Francis in 2017. A few hours before
In response to news from the Vatican that His Holiness Pope Francis has died, the Moderator has made the following statement: May I express my condolences to the Catholic Church in Scotland following the news
Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson has created this inspiring Easter message for us. Every Easter we get up early and head to a hill or water's edge or a gathering place in the centre of