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 ...
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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
Your views on the Church's plan for land and buildings
During early August until the end of October last year, the Church of Scotland General Trustees invited your views on one of the most crucial issues for the future of our Church: how best to
Iconic church launches 400th anniversary celebrations
An iconic Edinburgh church known around the world for Greyfriars Bobby, the loyal terrier who guarded his master's grave for 14 years, will mark its 400th anniversary this year with a series of special events.Greyfriars ...
Growing wave of momentum for statue of Jane Haining
Momentum is growing for a statue to be erected in honour of Scotland's heroine of the Holocaust.MSPs and MPs have said it would be an appropriate way to recognise the bravery and sacrifice of Jane ...
CrossReach condemns attitudes to children in care
Paul Gilroy, Head of Service (Children and Families) for the Church of Scotland's care arm, CrossReach, has written a blog post criticising the attitudes of some communities and local authorities to children in care, describing ...