Churches reflect on the National Day of Prayer 2018
For the second year running, congregations across the Church of Scotland gathered together for the National Day of Prayer on Saturday 3 November.
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Couple honoured for giving Kirk 100 years service
A couple have been recognised for giving 100 years of service to the Church of Scotland between them.
Kirks mark Remembrance Day with moving poppy displays
Congregations across the Church of Scotland have come together to mark the Centenary of the Armistice of the First World War with beautiful cascading poppy falls created by church members, ...
Historic Brussels Church established after WWI to hold a special service to mark 100 years since the Armistice
Historic Brussels Church established after WWI holding special service to mark 100 years since the Armistice
Highland church to pay moving tribute to local WWI soldiers
A Highland church will pay a moving tribute to the local soldiers who lost their lives during World War One.
Roll of Honour book includes five relatives of centenarian
World War 1 Roll of Honour book includes the names of five people related to centenarian
Dossier reveals horrors of Kristallnacht on Jews
A Church of Scotland minister compiled a dossier that lays bare the “depths of human misery” inflicted on Jewish people during the infamous German Pogrom which happened 80 years ago ...
Kirkcaldy kirk members honoured for 1,000 years of combined service
People in Kirkcaldy have been honoured for giving more than 1,000 years of combined service to the Church of Scotland.Right Rev Susan Brown Moderator of the General Assembly of the ...
Tributes are paid to Rev Dr Laurence AB Whitley
Rev Dr Laurence AB Whitley who "aptly summed up the grief of the City of Glasgow after the disasters at Clutha and with the bin lorry," has died after more ...
Tragic love story at heart of Remembrance Service
A tragic love story is at the heart of a special Remembrance Service to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Perthshire church Armistice display to "recapture" the hope for peace
A Perthshire church with ties to the armed forces past and present will mark 100 years since the Armistice with a poignant display of poppies.Inchture Kirk, which is around 9 ...
Hand-crafted poppies from around world at heart of centenary commemoration at Dunfermline church
Crafters across the world have contributed to a special display of poppies at the Abbey Church of Dunfermline to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. ...
Junior BB members enjoy a sleepover at Glasgow Science Centre
Boys’ Brigade members from across Scotland experienced a night to remember at one of Scotland’s top visitor attractions last weekend. Four hundred boys aged from eight to ten spent the ...
Moderator in awe of foodbank volunteers but laments existence of crisis service
Moderator reflects on the tremendous work undertaken by Kirk members in Fife to help people struggling to eat
Kirk member's dad was among guard of honour for First World War’s Unknown Warrior
An Aberdeenshire woman has revealed that her father was part of the guard of honour who escorted the Unknown Warrior to his final resting place at Westminster Abbey. ...