Allowing asylum seekers to work would help integration
Allowing asylum seekers to work would make their integration into society “much easier”, a Church of Scotland backed campaign group has said.
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Charity worker embarks on 'ultra pilgrimage'
A charity worker is setting out to run 14 ultramarathons along some of Scotland's ancient pilgrim routes in a bid to help rebuild war torn areas of the Middle East.Dr Mark Calder, 36, will retrace ...
Be 'tenacious, winsome and courageous', MSPs told
A Church minister has today urged MSPs to be tenacious, winsome and courageous as the Scottish Parliament reconvened for the New Year.
Giffnock church member honoured in New Year Honours list
Adam Black, a church member at Giffnock South Parish Church in East Renfrewshire, has been honoured for his services to raising awareness of stammering in this year’s New Year Honours ...
CrossReach projects lead the way in social care provision
Jackie Macadam, feature writer for Life and Work magazine, offers a snapshot of just some of the innovative work carried out today by the Church of Scotland’s Social Care Council ...
CrossReach celebrates 150 years of social care
Lynne McNeil, the editor of Life and Work magazine, looks back at the proud legacy of social care in the Church of Scotland which can be traced back to 1869. ...
Our top 10 stories from 2018
2018 has been another busy year for the Church of Scotland, with the Communications Team sharing an abundance of news stories – 370 to be exact - from across our ...
New College welcomes two new leaders
It was of course John Knox who coined the phrase ‘the monstrous regiment of women’. So it’s tempting to wonder what Knox, glowering down from his plinth in the quadrangle ...
Glasgow Hogmanay church celebration to combat loneliness
Churches in North Glasgow are to host a special Hogmanay celebration to ensure that people have somewhere to welcome them at what can be a lonely time.
A Christmas message from Rt Rev Susan Brown, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
People’s reaction to Christmas and all the hype that surrounds it can be a bit like a certain yeast extract: people either love it or they hate it. That goes ...
A reflection on Advent
Rev Gary Noonan, minister at Killelan and Houston Parish Church, reflects on his first Advent since his ordination in August
Govan congregation returns home in time for Christmas
A congregation who have been unable to use their church for nearly four years have moved back into the building just in time to celebrate Christmas.
New minister inducted in Stirling in time for Christmas
A former finance employee and keen long-distance runner has taken up a role as a minister in Stirling.Rev Barry Hughes, 53, moved from his former home in Peebles to be ...
Knitted angels to descend on Prestwick town centre
Hundreds of tiny angels will descend on Prestwick town centre for the second year running.Each will have been carefully knitted and placed by the congregation of Monkton and Prestwick North ...
Aberdeen ministers hold Beer and Carols event in pub
Two Aberdeen church leaders have teamed up with the boss of their local pub to host a “Beer and Carols” night for the first time.