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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Leading Christian scholars, activists and practitioners are coming together for a day conference in Edinburgh on 14 March to share ideas and promote common work on migration and support for asylum seekers and refugees. The ...
The Church of Scotland is to host a conference in March to discuss ways forward for the Gaelic language in the work of the Kirk. The free conference, entitled An Ath Cheum ('The Next Step'), ...
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, is today sending a letter out to all Kirk congregations inviting them to take part in this year's Thy Kingdom ...
If you would like to take part in a UK-wide Christian event that will bring to life the greatest story ever told, Hamilton-based Drama Kirk would love to hear from you. Drama Kirk will be ...
Two former primary school teachers have swapped classrooms for cassocks to become the Church of Scotland's newest parish ministers. Rev Dawn Laing was ordained and inducted into Alloa Ludgate Church in Clackmannanshire last week. Rev ...
Today is the 38th day of the year and Strontium is the 38th element on the Periodic Table. Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Very Rev Professor John Walker, unearthed ...