The countdown to Advent 2018 begins
Advent is almost here and hope is in the air. The four-week season, which this year runs from Sunday 2 December to Monday 24 December, is a special time for Christians.Meaning 'coming' or 'arrival', Advent ...
2018
New "first class" education campus officially opens
A new “first class” education campus run by CrossReach, the operating arm of the Church of Scotland's social care council, is being officially opened in Renfrewshire today.
Kirk employee scoops industry award
A member of staff from the church offices has been rewarded for her hard work with a Charity Learning Award.Internal Communications, Learning and Engagement Officer Eleanor MacKenzie won the title ...
Plaque dedicated to WW1 poet unveiled at Ayrshire church
Did you know the Remembrance poppy had Ayrshire roots? The poppy was, of course, chosen as the flower of Remembrance because of its prevalence around the battlefields in WW1, but ...
Interfaith Week: a chance to come together
The Church of Scotland has been participating in talks, workshops and meetings across Scotland as part of this year's Interfaith Week.Speaking about the seven-day programme, the Moderator of the General ...
Community rallies round theft hit church - 'good will always overcome evil'
A Dumfries Church minister has said “good will always overcome evil” as he revealed that big hearted locals have donated £1,250 to his church following a theft. ...
Church leaders in Asia Bibi asylum offer call
Scottish church leaders have urged the UK Government to offer asylum to a persecuted Pakistani woman and her family.
Presbyteries Conference charts course for Radical Action Plan
Ministers and elders from across Scotland gathered in Clydebank on 31 October for a two-day Presbyteries Conference, convened by the Council of Assembly.The aim of the conference was to help ...
Churches reflect on the National Day of Prayer 2018
For the second year running, congregations across the Church of Scotland gathered together for the National Day of Prayer on Saturday 3 November.
Couple honoured for giving Kirk 100 years service
A couple have been recognised for giving 100 years of service to the Church of Scotland between them.
Kirks mark Remembrance Day with moving poppy displays
Congregations across the Church of Scotland have come together to mark the Centenary of the Armistice of the First World War with beautiful cascading poppy falls created by church members, ...
Historic Brussels Church established after WWI to hold a special service to mark 100 years since the Armistice
Historic Brussels Church established after WWI holding special service to mark 100 years since the Armistice
Highland church to pay moving tribute to local WWI soldiers
A Highland church will pay a moving tribute to the local soldiers who lost their lives during World War One.
Roll of Honour book includes five relatives of centenarian
World War 1 Roll of Honour book includes the names of five people related to centenarian
Dossier reveals horrors of Kristallnacht on Jews
A Church of Scotland minister compiled a dossier that lays bare the “depths of human misery” inflicted on Jewish people during the infamous German Pogrom which happened 80 years ago ...
Kirkcaldy kirk members honoured for 1,000 years of combined service
People in Kirkcaldy have been honoured for giving more than 1,000 years of combined service to the Church of Scotland.Right Rev Susan Brown Moderator of the General Assembly of the ...