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South Korean Christians donate COVID-19 testing kits

30 June 2020

Presbyterians in South Korea have donated COVID-19 testing kits to the NHS to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean war. The act of generosity was spearheaded by Rev Dr JunSoo Park

View of the Judean Hills from Ramallah by Anthony Baratier

Churches call on UK Government to deter annexation of West Bank

29 June 2020

The Moderator has joined church leaders from across the UK in calling on the Westminster Government to help deter annexation of the West Bank which could begin on 1 July. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair

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Sermon - embrace the gifts God has given you

28 June 2020

The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to embrace the gifts that they have been given. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said church goers should also try and help people to discern which

Rev Sean Swindells

A recipe for success - church has a 'stake' in Dracula legend

27 June 2020

The wife of the creator of the world's most famous vampire helped raise money to renovate an historic Aberdeenshire church, it has emerged. Florence Balcombe contributed the recipe for the "Dracula Salad" to a pamphlet

Rev Richard Frazer with Skye terriers at Greyfriars earlier this year

Join Greyfriars Kirk to make your own ‘Lockdown Bobby’ with help from sculptor Mark Coreth

26 June 2020

An historic Edinburgh church known around the world for the story of Greyfriars Bobby, is inviting budding artists to take part in a community art project in partnership with a renowned sculptor. Artist Mark Coreth

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Join together in prayer with Scottish churches this Sunday

25 June 2020

This Sunday (28 June), Christians across Scotland will once again join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As with previous weeks during lockdown and the phased easing of restrictions, 14

Living God who loves, hear our prayer

Living God who loves, hear our prayer

25 June 2020

The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to come together in prayer at 7pm this evening. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said: "I'm delighted to have read that in the last couple of

Andy McDougall and Fraser Simpson

Our saviour broke the shackles of our drug addiction and 'set us free'

25 June 2020

Two men have told how accepting Jesus Christ as their personal saviour "set them free" after many painful years of drug addiction. Andy McDougall and Fraser Simpson started injecting heroin when they were 15 and

The kitchen team at Inverness Foodstuff

Inverness church steps up food distribution during lockdown

24 June 2020

Inverness Foodstuff at Ness Bank Church, which provides meals to those who are homeless, vulnerable or financially disadvantaged, has seen a 'sharp increase' in demand since the start of lockdown - with over 8,247 meals

Douglas Creighton

Probationer minister juggles Scottish Ambulance Service role to support community

23 June 2020

A probationer minister has told how the COVID-19 crisis led to him combining his day job and a volunteering role with the Scottish Ambulance Service to support his local community. Douglas Creighton of Cumbrae linked

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Oh faithful God - Let's pray together at 7pm

21 June 2020

The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to come together in prayer at 7pm this evening. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said: ""I'm delighted to have read that in the last couple of

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SERMON - the Holy Spirit produces fruit in our lives

21 June 2020

The Holy Spirit changes people from the inside, the Moderator of the General Assembly has said. Rt Rev Martin Fair said God is more concerned about characteristics and qualities rather than the way people look".

Lismore, an island lying just off Oban. Photograph taken by Dr Duncan Sneddon.

Kirk’s Gaelic prayers reach global audience

20 June 2020

Each week since the start of the lockdown, the Church of Scotland has joined with other denominations and organisations across the country to publish a call to prayer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our

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Congregation donates £5,000 to buy laptops for pupils

19 June 2020

An Aberdeenshire church has donated more than £5,000 to a secondary school to buy Chromebook laptops for pupils. Banchory West Church members raised the sum in just 12 days to help youngsters without access to

Church buildings may reopen for private prayer as part of phase 2, easing out of lockdown

18 June 2020

The Church of Scotland has welcomed the announcement that the country can now enter phase 2 of the Scottish Government's Route Map through and out of the crisis which allows for the gradual easing of

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