Sermon - embrace the gifts God has given you
The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to embrace the gifts that they have been given. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said church goers should also try and help people to discern which ...
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A recipe for success - church has a 'stake' in Dracula legend
The wife of the creator of the world's most famous vampire helped raise money to renovate an historic Aberdeenshire church, it has emerged. Florence Balcombe contributed the recipe for the "Dracula Salad" to a pamphlet ...
Join Greyfriars Kirk to make your own ‘Lockdown Bobby’ with help from sculptor Mark Coreth
An historic Edinburgh church known around the world for the story of Greyfriars Bobby, is inviting budding artists to take part in a community art project in partnership with a renowned sculptor. Artist Mark Coreth ...
Join together in prayer with Scottish churches this Sunday
This Sunday (28 June), Christians across Scotland will once again join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As with previous weeks during lockdown and the phased easing of restrictions, 14 ...
Living God who loves, hear our prayer
The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to come together in prayer at 7pm this evening. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said: "I'm delighted to have read that in the last couple of ...
Our saviour broke the shackles of our drug addiction and 'set us free'
Two men have told how accepting Jesus Christ as their personal saviour "set them free" after many painful years of drug addiction. Andy McDougall and Fraser Simpson started injecting heroin when they were 15 and ...
Inverness church steps up food distribution during lockdown
Inverness Foodstuff at Ness Bank Church, which provides meals to those who are homeless, vulnerable or financially disadvantaged, has seen a 'sharp increase' in demand since the start of lockdown - with over 8,247 meals ...
Probationer minister juggles Scottish Ambulance Service role to support community
A probationer minister has told how the COVID-19 crisis led to him combining his day job and a volunteering role with the Scottish Ambulance Service to support his local community. Douglas Creighton of Cumbrae linked ...
Oh faithful God - Let's pray together at 7pm
The Moderator of the General Assembly is encouraging Christians to come together in prayer at 7pm this evening. Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair said: ""I'm delighted to have read that in the last couple of ...
SERMON - the Holy Spirit produces fruit in our lives
The Holy Spirit changes people from the inside, the Moderator of the General Assembly has said. Rt Rev Martin Fair said God is more concerned about characteristics and qualities rather than the way people look". ...
Kirk’s Gaelic prayers reach global audience
Each week since the start of the lockdown, the Church of Scotland has joined with other denominations and organisations across the country to publish a call to prayer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our ...
Congregation donates £5,000 to buy laptops for pupils
An Aberdeenshire church has donated more than £5,000 to a secondary school to buy Chromebook laptops for pupils. Banchory West Church members raised the sum in just 12 days to help youngsters without access to ...
Church buildings may reopen for private prayer as part of phase 2, easing out of lockdown
The Church of Scotland has welcomed the announcement that the country can now enter phase 2 of the Scottish Government's Route Map through and out of the crisis which allows for the gradual easing of ...
"A real dark night of the soul moment" - ministers open up about COVID-19 fight
Two Church of Scotland ministers have spoken candidly about their battle with the deadly Coronavirus. Rev Julie Rennick, 60, and Rev Dan Harper, 38, said they had never felt so ill in their lives and ...
Church responds to misleading column in The Herald
Church members have been expressing their dismay and distress after reading a column in The Herald newspaper that accused the Church of issuing guidance that is cruel to people in vulnerable groups. The opinion piece ...
Scottish churches share this week’s Sunday prayer
This Sunday (21 June), Christians across Scotland will once again join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As with previous weeks during lockdown and the phased easing of restrictions, 14 ...