Veronica Roddie had not long celebrated her 16th birthday when she joined the staff at the Church of Scotland offices in Edinburgh.It was 1 July 1974 - the Rubik's Cube had just been invented and ...
Rev Fiona Morrison has embarked on her latest "wonderful adventure" in ministry - an adventure which has already taken her from the hills of Argyll and the shores of Loch Ness to the East End
An East Kilbride church has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for buying a lifesaving defibrillator for its local community. Members of Claremont Parish Church in the St Leonards area spent £1,400 on a fully-automated
The moment the Church of Scotland defied King Charles I is among a vast number of historical documents now available to view on the ScotlandsPeople website. As part of a wider release of almost 4,000
New Inverness minister Rev Pamela Kennedy knew she was going to fit in as soon as she took a first look at what the newly united charge of Culloden and Ardersier had to offer. "From
A Fife congregation is marking Refugee Festival Scotland with an insight into what life is like for those forced to leave their home country because of war or crisis. Fife: Forthview Parish Church in Dalgety
A Church of Scotland minister has been made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. (LVO) Rev Kenneth MacKenzie was honoured by His Majesty King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished personal service to
A coastal community celebrated 200 years of saving lives at sea with a service of thanksgiving to mark two centuries of service from the volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Sunday's service at
The Rev Dr Henry Dane Sherrard - known to all throughout his life as Dane - was born on 13 March 1946 in a nursing home in Watford next door to the football club he
David Nicholson was happy with his career in television, but after discovering he had an ability to preach, he found he was being called to a different path. After graduating from Stirling University Mr Nicholson
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Very Rev Dr James Simpson, a former Moderator of the General Assembly and Royal Chaplain, was held at St Leonard's in the Fields Church in Perth. Regarded
A minister has completed a 39-mile hike for charity around his parish of Guernsey in support of the local community. Rev Justin Taylor, who is the minister of St Andrew's in the Grange on the
Representatives of 12 Christian denominations shared their experiences of how to best grow Christ's church so it continues to be a positive force in society. The Scottish Church Planting Network brought together 24 speakers from
Church of Scotland ministers took part in a cross-religious solidarity march in Jerusalem against the war in Gaza. Rev Dr Stewart Gillan and Rev Muriel Pearson, who are both Mission Partners in Israel, took to
The new minister at Ness Bank, Rev Stuart Smith thought he had missed the opportunity to move to one of the busiest churches in Inverness. He was thinking of moving on from his charge at