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2023

Rev Ken MacKenzie

'Blessed are those who know what it is to be kept in the prayers of a nation'

9 May 2023

A minister with close ties to the Royal Family addressed the Scottish Parliament today - three days after the Coronation of King Charles III. Rev Ken MacKenzie, minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie

A Tent of Nations sign on a rock

Palestinian Christian farmer to bring message of peace to event

4 May 2023

A Palestinian Christian farmer with a message of peace will speak in Edinburgh about living under the threat of having his farmland, which is situated in the occupied West Bank, confiscated by the Israeli authorities.

Lausanne-Neil Bates

Scots Kirk in Switzerland provides a warm welcome for Ukrainians

3 May 2023

Displaced Ukrainians have visited an emergency support service hosted by the Church of Scotland in Switzerland around 5,000 times over the last year. The Scots Kirk in Lausanne was instrumental in setting up the Ukraine

Westminster Abbey

Service the central theme of Coronation Liturgy

29 April 2023

The theme of service is at the heart of the Liturgy for King Charles' coronation next weekend, The Liturgy for Westminster Abbey service, which has just been published by Lambeth Palace, will highlight King Charles'

General Assembly

The Church and the legacies of slavery

28 April 2023

A new report on the Church of Scotland's connections to the transatlantic slave trade has been published. The research covers a 131-year period between the Act of Union in 1707, which led to the creation

Moderator

Progress on reforms will top the agenda for 2023 General Assembly

27 April 2023

The Church of Scotland's 2023 General Assembly will meet in the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh from Saturday 20 May to Thursday 25 May. The General Assembly makes Church law, reviews work that is underway and

Rev Scott Rennie leads a service at Crown Court Church

Crown Court Church to host special pre-coronation London service

26 April 2023

Crown Court Church in Covent Garden, the Kirk's oldest congregation in England, will play host to a celebration of the upcoming Coronation with a special service this Sunday, on the same weekend that the Stone

Church marks royal event with celebration of local heroes

21 April 2023

Airdrie's New Wellwynd Parish Church is celebrating King Charles III's coronation by helping good causes in the area at the new monarch's own suggestion. In addition to opening on Saturday, 6th May, to allow people

Aniko Schutz Bradwell leads an outdoor service

Talking Ministry: Making the world a better place

19 April 2023

Parish minster Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell has spoken of the importance of providing more than just spiritual support as part of her Christian service. Ms Schütz Bradwell, who has been minister of the joint parish

Rev Drew Gebbie

MSPs must embrace Christ's example of 'servant leadership'

18 April 2023

As the focus of Scottish politics remains largely concentrated on the difficulties faced by one party, a minister has reminded MSPs of the "stress and anxiety" felt by thousands of people due to the ongoing

The Moderator, Iain Greenshields, making a visit to a church

Moderator will meet people across Clyde Presbytery during pastoral visit

14 April 2023

Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, will begin a busy programme of events in Clyde Presbytery this weekend for a visit which will include an ecumenical

Maundy Money Church of Scotland

King Charles thanks church members for their service with Maundy money

6 April 2023

King Charles will today personally thank Church of Scotland members for their work to make a positive difference in the lives of people in their communities. The 15 men and women will be presented with

Rev Barry Hughes standing outside St Mark's Church, Raploch.

Conference shows how churches can welcome New Scots

4 April 2023

As migration and the question of how the UK treats people seeking asylum dominate headlines, Christians from a wide range of backgrounds gathered to discuss their role in welcoming New Scots. The Journeying with New

Clare MacKenzie and some of the Avondale Home residents with their new shawls

Lanarkshire knitters give the gift of prayer

4 April 2023

A leading light of the Church of Scotland Guild in Lanarkshire has been thanked for a half century of continued service with the award of a 50 years long-service certificate. Clare MacKenzie, who is member

Men in deep discussion during an all male workshop

Workshop to highlight men’s role in tackling violence against women

3 April 2023

Men are being invited to learn how they can play a part in preventing violence against women at an online workshop. The men-only event, "What's a Man to Do? ", will run between 6. 30pm

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