Communications Department

The Communications Department is responsible for providing expert communications advice across a broad range of disciplines, including liaising with the media on proactive and reactive stories about the Church and associated agencies, design services, social media management and the Church's website.

Media team

The Communications Department media team facilitates quick and effective liaison between the Church and the print and broadcast media.

The team respond to numerous phone calls daily from journalists looking for information or comments about Church-related subjects and matters of national or international importance. News releases are issued throughout the year to newspapers, magazines, television newsrooms and radio stations on a range of topics, current issues or news items.

The team also offers guidance and support on proactive and reactive media work to ministers and Church officials.

Design team

The Design team work with the central Church, presbyteries and congregations to provide online and print graphics including the following:

• Brand guidance and Church of Scotland logos
• Web/social media graphics Strategic campaign graphics
• Accessible pdf documents/handbooks/reports
• Start to finish design, procurement and production of printed items
• Theme graphics for each General Assembly
• Infographics and illustration

Members of Church staff from all areas, who are responsible for promoting the organisation, are encouraged to get in contact with the Design team who will happy to help.

Web team

The web team is responsible for maintaining and developing the Church's main website, and updating the information which comes from the Church's fora, committees and departments.

Communication Resources

You can find our best practice guides on the Communications Resources page