Minister urges tiny acts of kindness to others
A Highland minister is encouraging people to engage in tiny acts of kindness in the run up to Christmas. Very Rev Dr Susan Brown has launched an online "Reverse Advent Calendar" to try and make ...
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Advent Day 4: Locals flock to Aberdeen kirk's Christmas Sheep Trail
St Columba's Church of Scotland in Aberdeenshire is celebrating Advent by hosting a baa-rilliant sheep trail, where parishioners are invited to look for the shepherds' lost crocheted sheep spread out across the community, keep them ...
Advent Day 3: Congregation serves up 20,000 toasties for school pupils
Volunteers at an Edinburgh church have served 20,000 toasties to local school pupils. Toastie Tuesday at Liberton Northfield Church attracts around 180 youngsters every week during term time for lunch. For just £1, they can ...
Advent Day 2: A Christmas service in a surprising place
This Advent a Church of Scotland minister will be out in the community giving a Christmas service with a difference at his local supermarket. Rev Barry Hughes, who since taking up a call to ministry ...
Advent Day 1: Rt Rev Colin Sinclair introduces Advent
Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, invites you to join in with this year's Advent calendar: Joy To The World. God is with us"The sense of expectation ...
Former Moderator leads Glasgow church service for learning disabilities charity
Very Rev Dr John Chalmers, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is co-leading a special Advent service at Bearsden New Kilpatrick Church in Glasgow for the Prospects Across Scotland charity ...
Former asylum seeker ordained as Kirk minister
A former asylum seeker who escaped the clutches of Islamic extremists is being ordained as a Church of Scotland minister today. Raheel Arif is being inducted into Denny Old Parish Church linked with Haggs Parish ...
Scottish church leaders urge truthfulness in political debate
Ten Scottish church leaders have joined together in calling for a respectful tone in the ongoing political debate - that recognises the human value in all people. As campaigning enters the final three weeks before ...
Spread Joy to the World this Advent season
The countdown starts as this year's Advent season begins on Sunday 1 December, running until Tuesday 24 December. This year, people from across the Church of Scotland are joining together to spread Joy to the ...
A prayer for radical change: Peter Gardner
As the Church of Scotland continues its challenging work on the three-year radical action plan which was approved by this year's General Assembly, we call on those from across the Church to join together in ...
Commission of Assembly takes first steps to radical change
The Commission of Assembly has approved the first steps toward radical change in the Church of Scotland. Meeting in Edinburgh on 21 November at the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh, commissioners gave their support to a ...
Kirk equips congregations with new resources ahead of General Election
New policy briefings, questions and reflections to help local churches approach the upcoming General Election.
Church urges USA to "reverse" new policy on Israeli settlements
A decision taken by the United States to change its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is a matter of "great concern", the Church of Scotland has said. Rev Dr Richard Frazer, ...
Moderator visits Ghana to explore lessons from the Church of Africa
Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church Of Scotland, is visiting Ghana to meet with partner churches and to learn from their thriving congregations. Speaking about the trip before ...
Churches holding General Election hustings
Churches across Scotland are holding General Election hustings to try and help people decide who to vote for. Rev Dr Richard Frazer, convener of the Kirk's Church and Society Council, said congregations are well placed ...