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 in ...
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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 camp ...
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 Scotland ...
'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 Holocaust ...
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 visiting ...
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 empowering" ...
Conference will boost work with asylum seekers and refugees
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 Sanctuary ...
Kirk to host Gaelic conference in Glasgow
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'), will ...
Moderator invites congregations to take part in Thy Kingdom Come
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
Seeking disciples of Jesus for the role of a lifetime
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 staging ...
Swapping classrooms for cassocks: new parish ministers inducted
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 Carl Irvine, ...
What's in the name of a Scottish village - a discovery by a Kirk minister
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 the ...
Kirk Moderator embarks on annual Aberdeen visit
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, will set off on a three-day visit to Aberdeen Presbytery this Friday (7 February).The annual visit to the Granite City, ...
Congregations at vanguard of climate change advocacy
Church congregations have an important role in convincing people of the dangers posed by climate change, a leading campaigner said today.Rev Henrik Grape of the World Council of Churches said the issue was the "most ...
Fife congregation create Dove of Peace for Sri Lanka
A Dove of Peace created by a Fife church has been presented to a Kirk congregation in Sri Lanka. Members of Auchterderran Kinglassie Parish Church fashioned it out of white ribbons that were hung outside