After exchanging a high-level food science career for a new future in the Church of Scotland, Rev Dr Thorsten Koenig has been ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament at Kilmacolm Parish Church. Thorsten, who took up the post of assistant...
People across the world are today marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' most notorious death camp. Auschwitz was the largest concentration and extermination centre in the Third Reich - more than 1. 1 million...
The Moderator's Challenge, which was launched in December and will fund solar-powered lights for pupils in Malawi, has so far raised over £15,000. The campaign will enable children to do their homework and advance their schooling with the...
Congregations with listed buildings in need of repair are encouraged to submit early applications for UK Government funding following an announcement that the budget had been drastically cut and only extended for 12 months. Rev Scott Rennie...
To celebrate your 65th wedding anniversary is an amazing milestone but to do so in the company of your best man and bridesmaid is truly remarkable. That is exactly what Nan and Leslie Morton did at Fenwick Parish Church in Ayrshire on Sunday...
A Glasgow church and a community group have been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for their "tireless and inspirational" work to bring people together and have a positive impact on their lives. Cross-party MSPs have warmly congratulated...
"After more than a year of grief, loss and devastation, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is news that we welcome with cautious joy". We congratulate those who have been working publicly and behind the scenes to get to this point...
An historic church where Scotland's national poet Robert Burns used to worship has launched a new fundraising campaign. Members of St Michael's and South Parish Church in Dumfries are asking for donations to make improvements to the...
After a varied career in ministry which has included parish work in two of Scotland's biggest cities, industrial chaplaincy and a pioneering church in a new estate, Rev Elisabeth Spence has developed her own essential tips for new...
A new community flag is proudly flying from the tower of a historic South Lanarkshire church. Bothwell Parish Church launched a competition to create an official flag for the historic village last year. A design submitted by 11-year old Ava...
From Thursday 18 January, churches around the world will mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity over a period of eight days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul. The annual event, which first began in 1908, is designed to strengthen...
A former charity worker is celebrating the end of a journey to become a Minister of Word and Sacrament which saw her combine her studies with the challenges of Covid and having a new baby to look after. Rev Cat Rawlinson-Watkins was ordained as...
An ordination service is one of the most important events in the life of any new minister of the Church of Scotland, marking the next stage in their spiritual journey as they complete the qualification process. However, ordinations do have a...