A prayer for Ukraine
The Faith Impact Forum has been in touch with members of our partner, the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia, Ukraine (Egyházkerület Kárpátaljai Református). Like all of us they are watching with concern as armed forces mass
2022
Joy as Fife church welcomes new minister
A Fife church has welcomed a new full-time minister to provide spiritual leadership and help members continue to make a positive impact in the community. Rev Dr Conor Fegan said he is delighted to have
Deacon appointed to new national spiritual care role
A Church of Scotland Deacon has been appointed as the Scottish Government's first national advisor and operational lead on Spiritual Care. This article first appeared on the Life and Work website, the magazine of the
Moderator champions 'life-changing' health programmes in Malawi
The Moderator of the General Assembly has been appointed the ambassador of a Christian healthcare charity which supports work to improve lives in one of the poorest regions of the world. Lord Wallace said he
Iron Curtain democracy activist ordained into the Church of Scotland
A political activist who campaigned for democracy from behind the Iron Curtain as a teenager has been inducted as an associate chaplain at Edinburgh University. Rev Dr Urzula Glienecke, who first began studying to be
Talking ministry: 'God needs people to serve Him'
A minister has spoken movingly of how his path into ministry began after hitting rock-bottom as a teenager before realising he had a calling to support others through his faith. Note: this article contains references
Moderator invites us to mark Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, based on the theme of 'We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him' (Matthew 2:2), takes place from Tuesday 18 January until
Tributes paid to minister who was a "true servant" of Christ
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Church of Scotland minister who has died after a long illness. Rev George Cowie, clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow and a Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen,
A New Year's Day prayer from the Scottish Church Leaders' Forum
On the first day of 2022, 15 Scottish Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Church of Scotland, have co-signed a letter calling for prayer in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.Scottish Christians ...