Kirk members in Fife helping to save lives in Zambia
Kirk members in Fife are helping to save countless lives in rural Zambia by keeping ambulances on the road. Hope Park & Martyrs Church in St Andrews has raised money to pay for the ongoing ...
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Women and Economy event highlights inequalities
Rt Rev Colin Sinclair joined Ruth Maguire MSP, convener of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, at the Scottish Parliament to co-host a discussion and networking session on Women and Economics". Many of the issues ...
Rev Dr Marjory MacLean leads Time for Reflection at Scottish Parliament
Rev Dr Marjory MacLean, convener of the Chaplains to Her Majesty's Forces Committee, led the Time for Reflection session at the Scottish Parliament today, telling MSPs of the many contrasts the periods of Lent and ...
A prayer for International Women's Day: Rev Rosie Frew
To mark International Women's Day, Rev Rosie Frew, who was recently appointed as convener of the Church of Scotland's Faith Nurture Forum, has written a prayer for women around the world and the varying injustices, ...
Kirk Moderator reflects on the season of Lent
As we approach the second Sunday of Lent, Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has written a reflection on the season - and what we could ...
Kirk Moderator returns home to Zambia
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has "come home" to Zambia after 43 years. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair lived out of a car in the African nation for three years ...
Politicians urged to put "differences aside and come together" to reduce drug deaths
Scottish and UK government ministers have been urged to put their political differences aside and work together to reduce drug deaths. Rev Brian Casey of Springburn Parish Church in Glasgow said the status quo is ...
Moderator - the Church must engage with the world at every level
The Church of Scotland must engage with the world at every level, the Moderator of the General Assembly has told MSPs. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair said there were no "no-go areas" for Christians and listening ...
Church minister was inspiration behind 'Great Escape'
A Church of Scotland minister nicknamed "Padre Mac" has been named as the inspiration behind the Great Escape. Rev Professor Murdo Ewen Macdonald's "fiery sermons" motivated the famous breakout of a German Prisoner of war ...
Military chaplaincy described as 'best job in the world'
The Moderator of the General Assembly has spent the week visiting British Army bases across Scotland. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair met service personnel in Stirling, Glasgow, Leuchars in Fife and Kinloss in Moray to learn ...
Village suffering after "devastating" flood says Kirk elder
A Kirk elder in the Scottish Borders has spoken of the "devastating" damage to her village caused by severe flooding and has asked people to remember those affected in their prayers. Newcastleton, near Hawick, lies ...
Make your climate change commitment this Lent
Living Lent, the cross-denominational Lent initiative from the Joint Public Issues Team, is back for another year. Running throughout the 40 days of Lent, from Wednesday 26 February until Thursday 9 April, Living Lent will ...
Cumbrae Guild celebrates 125 years
A Guild group based on an island with a resident population of 1,400 has marked its 125th anniversary with a service of thanksgiving. The Guild on Cumbrae, which lies off of the west coast of ...
'Accept others for who they are' Kirk minister tells MSPs
A minister who forgave terrorists who killed his mother and other close relatives has urged people to accept one another for who they are. Rev Aftab Gohar said the First and Second World Wars, the ...
Moderator to visit army sites across Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is being hosted by the Army as part of a five-day visit to sites across Scotland. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair began the tour by ...
Guild members visiting Zambia to meet empowered teenage mothers
Guild members are following in the footsteps of intrepid missionary David Livingstone and travelling to Zambia to visit a project which supports teenage mothers. The group are looking forward to seeing first-hand the "inspirational and ...