Kirk joins in prayer this Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday (28 March), as Holy Week begins, Christians across the country – and further afield – will once again join together in prayer and reflection at 7pm in response to the pandemic. As ...
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Elder spearheads project to create "lockdown memory" quilts
A church elder led a community project to make two "lockdown" quilts to encapsulate people’s memories of the last 12 months. Elizabeth Bracher of East Neuk Trinity Church in Fife, co-ordinated a team of 30 ...
Culloden church "blown away" by funding success
The Barn Church in Culloden, near Inverness, has successfully secured funding of £9,239 from the Scottish Government's Adapt and Thrive Fund to develop their audio-visual capabilities and facilitate live-streaming - £2,239 more than their. .
Church Moderator invites all to take part in 'Light for Lives' this evening
Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, invites people to light a candle at 7pm as we remember those we have lost over the last year
Prince William appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the 2021 General Assembly
Prince William has been appointed as the Lord High Commissioner to the 2021 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. His Royal Highness was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as her personal representative at
Guild raises over £500,000 for 2018 - 2021 project partners
The Church of Scotland Guild has announced that members have raised more than £500,000 over the last three-year fundraising cycle, which will be shared between their designated projects. Inspired by Scotland's Year of Young People
Joy as new minister called to Aberdeenshire church
A man has swapped a career with one of the UK's biggest newspaper publishers to become the Church of Scotland's newest minister. John Gow is being ordained and inducted to be the spiritual leader of
First Minister defends right of orphan, 13, to remain in Scotland
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for a teenage orphan to be granted permission to stay in the UK permanently. Nicola Sturgeon said Giorgi Kakava is "Scottish" as far as she is concerned and should
Scottish church leaders respond to UK Government foreign policy review
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has joined seven other Scottish church leaders in signing a statement responding to the UK Government's integrated review of foreign and defence policies. The
Kirk joins in prayer ahead of anniversary of first lockdown
This Sunday (21 March), ahead of the anniversary of the first lockdown on Tuesday 23 March, Christians across the country – and further afield – will once again join together in prayer and reflection at
Kirk records bring Scottish history to life online
Thousands of volumes of historic Church of Scotland records held in the collections of National Records of Scotland are now available online for the first time. Images of more than a million pages from the
‘Light for Lives’ will honour loved ones lost on anniversary of lockdown
The Church of Scotland is encouraging people of all faiths and none to light a candle in remembrance of those who have passed away in the last year on the anniversary of the first lockdown
Kirk campaign launched for teen orphan facing second deportation threat
A Church of Scotland minister has made a fresh appeal for a teenage orphan to be granted permission to stay in the UK permanently. Rev Brian Casey said it was a "scandal and a moral ...
Listening Project delivers 'fascinating insight' into experiences of Kirk members
The Church of Scotland’s Listening Project, which ran from 6 November until 5 February, has been hailed as a "powerful" source of insight by volunteers tasked with collating the broad array of responses from 225
Talking Ministry - 'Deacons are committed to serve in collaboration with others'
A Church of Scotland deacon is at forefront of work to help vulnerable people in Glasgow weather the COVID-19 storm. Claire Herbert DCS, chaplain at the Lodging House Mission, has worked tirelessly with a small