Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, writes his end of year message as 2022 comes to a close and we prayerfully look ahead to what 2023 has in store for us all. What a year, has there been one...
Perhaps it was inevitable that Sia Van den Bremt would feel drawn to become a preacher. Now training to be a Reader with the Church of Scotland in Brussels, she follows in the footsteps of family members who were ministers or lay preachers within...
A refugee from Sudan who has found a home with a church in Stirling is repaying her welcome by taking on the responsibility of eldership duties with the congregation. Eman Musa and her children, daughter Shere and son David, have attended St...
The Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, will make an historic Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan from 3-5 of February next year. The...
Orkney parishioners are getting the 'best of both' as new ministers Rev Kerr Wintersgill and Rev Moira Taylor-Wintersgill follow their joint call to share two full-time roles on Orkney. The couple, who met and married whilst training...
An Ayrshire minister has described the COVID-19 pandemic as a "catalyst for mission" and revealed that her church is growing from strength to strength. Rev Lynsey Brennan of Dundonald Parish Church said members innovated and adapted like never...
Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is supporting Christian Aid's 2022 Christmas Appeal which will help families facing hunger in Malawi because of the climate crisis. The international...
Originally from South East Nigeria, Rev Dr Elijah Obinna first came to Scotland to study for a master's degree. But it was only after he left Scotland that he began to sense that this was where he was being called to serve. The strong...
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, will be in London this week where he and Principal Clerk, Rev Fiona Smith will meet with a wide range of religious, political and charity leaders. This...
An historic declaration of friendship between the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church in Scotland will be signed at Dunfermline Abbey this afternoon. The St Margaret Declaration will be formally endorsed on what is the Feast Day of St...
The countdown begins as the Season of Advent is upon us, running from Sunday 27 November until Saturday 24 December. This year, we invite those across the length and breadth of the Church of Scotland to join us as we 'Prepare The Way For...
The victims of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war were put at the heart of an "emotional" Remembrance Sunday service yesterday. The congregation at Sherbrooke Mosspark Parish Church in Glasgow were joined by more than 40 displaced Ukrainian people to...
Even before this week's induction at Oldmachar Parish Church, new minister Rev Darren Jalland knows he will feel at home in the Aberdeen parish. Mr Jalland, who is taking up his first charge with the Church of Scotland, made an immediate...
Former banker, Rev. George Sneddon has spent the last 16 months developing new and creative ministries in a small corner of East Kilbride. George, who was inducted as an assistant minister of the Church of Scotland on Tuesday, has already been...
The grave of a Scots soldier who died in Belgium during the First World War will today be visited by a local woman who has devoted herself to honouring his memory. Major James Lawson Mitchell of Pitlochry is buried in Vlamertinghe Military...