People gathered in St John's Parish Church in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire on Saturday past to hear about the exciting new vision that the Kirk is developing for 21st-century ministry. Organised by the Towards Ministry Team,
A minister has been appointed the new chaplain to the UK offshore energies industry. Rev Michael Mair will work with the UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy Trust to provide pastoral support to people who work
More than 400 Scottish faith leaders have signed a declaration calling for social care workers to be paid at least £12 per hour. It urges the Scottish Government to do "everything within its power" to
Rev David Coleman, chaplain of Eco-Congregation Scotland, writes about why the Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September to the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4 October, matters and how you can
Nearly 300 people have registered to join an exciting new education platform to encourage Church members to be bold and take risks to expand the Kingdom of God. Church of Scotland Learning is comprised of
An elder has been recognised for dedicating 60 years of his life to his local church and is still going strong. Hugh Nicholl of Kinning Park Parish Church in Glasgow was presented with a Long
A group of trainee ministers are standing on the "shoulders of the shoulders of the shoulders" of countless generations of people who followed the Lord. The assessment was made by Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator
A 99-year-old organist, who has been playing for 80 years, has been awarded a certificate in honour of his longstanding service to the Church. Mr Glan Jones, the principal organist at Lochend and New Abbey
Asking questions about what it means to be a Christian set Rev Andy Muir on a path that would lead to studying for his first degree 30 years after he left school, and the beginning
A charity which helps children and young people deal with the loss of a loved one is marking a special milestone by inviting people to help create a Mile of Memories with its own "memory
A church elder nicknamed "the walking miracle" who won his battle with a rare cancer has fulfilled a life goal by completing a 10K run in less than an hour. Stephen Brennan was only 33
Over a hundred churches have signed up to an inspiring new partnership to create local and global change through gifts in wills. For the first time ever, international development agency Christian Aid is working with
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has met with the leaders of all five political parties represented in the Scottish Parliament over the course of the last few weeks, with
Forfar church initiative gives away 1,800 school clothes in one week St Margaret's Church in Forfar has had its busiest year yet for its school uniform pop-up shop, which gave away 1,800 items of school
Worshippers are being invited to help recreate a bit of Scottish religious history with the return of the annual Yarrow Blanket Service. The outdoor event has been held regularly each year with the odd disruption