Representatives of 12 Christian denominations shared their experiences of how to best grow Christ's church so it continues to be a positive force in society. The Scottish Church Planting Network brought together 24 speakers from across the...
Church of Scotland ministers took part in a cross-religious solidarity march in Jerusalem against the war in Gaza. Rev Dr Stewart Gillan and Rev Muriel Pearson, who are both Mission Partners in Israel, took to the streets along with around...
The new minister at Ness Bank, Rev Stuart Smith thought he had missed the opportunity to move to one of the busiest churches in Inverness. He was thinking of moving on from his charge at Gairloch and Dundonnell on the other side of the Highlands...
Student school teachers are being encouraged to use the story of a Scot who died in Auschwitz 80 years ago as part of their training. People enrolled in Masters of Education, MA Primary Education and Catholic Teaching Certificate courses at the...
A daredevil minister took to the sky to help fund an Ayrshire community choir trip to the USA. Rev Jill Clancy jumped out of a plane at 11,000 ft to raise money for the Songs for All group, which is hoping to participate in New York City Tartan...
A special service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre was held today. The family, friends and colleagues of the 29 people who died on 2 June 1994 gathered at Southend Parish Church to honour their...
Voters have been urged to ensure that candidates have the environment firmly on their agenda in the run up to July's General Election. The call came at the annual gathering of Eco-Congregation Scotland, which was held in Stirling just days...
Stornoway's Shed Project celebrated a decade of making a difference to its island community by sharing tea and cake with friends and partners. The Shed Project, which was visited by then First Minister Humza Yousaf last month, hosted its...
A Church elder has revealed that her terminally ill sister asked her for help to end her life. Susan Pym of St Columba's Church in London said her sibling endured immense suffering for a long time but she could not do it. Her sister...
Listening to detainees in an immigration removal centre share their harrowing stories made Kirk ministers cry. Rev Bryan Kerr described Dungavel House as a "grim and horrible" place and people are frightened and fearful for their futures because...
A call for encouraging churches to help ensure people were able to exercise their right to vote became unexpectedly topical at this week's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A motion by Rev Tim Norwood encouraging churches and...
The Lord High Commissioner has addressed the General Assembly on its final day. His Grace, the Duke of Edinburgh, shared with commissioners details of the engagements he and his wife, Her Grace, the Duchess of Edinburgh, carried out during the...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed the General Assembly in Edinburgh. In a wide-ranging address, Most Rev Justin Welby touches on the situation in the Middle East, the Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace to South Sudan in February 2023 with...
The Church of Scotland has issued a fresh call for the establishment of safe and legal routes to the UK. Commissioners to the General Assembly were told that no one would willingly cross dangerous seas and deal with human traffickers if there was...
The General Assembly has backed fresh calls to urge the UK Government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Commissioners also agreed that it must stop granting export licenses for the sale of armaments to Israel and reinstate...