Upsurge in demand at Kirk run school uniform banks
Hard-pressed families across Scotland are increasingly turning to “school uniform banks” run by Kirk congregations.
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Stunning Tiffany window dedicated in Dunfermline
A window commissioned more than 100 years ago by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie has been dedicated in Dunfermline.The stunning memorial to his family was made by Tiffany Glass in 1913 and was destined to ...
HeartEdge conference returns to Edinburgh this autumn
The annual HeartEdge conference, ‘On earth as it is in heaven’, returns to Edinburgh this October with a host of popular figures, including a prominent American theologian and church leaders ...
Parliamentary recognition for 'inspired' Kirk projects
A Peace Garden dedicated to the memory of brave nurses who manned “floating hospitals” during World War One has been recognised in the House of Commons and Scottish Parliament. ...
Hamilton country park to transform into the Promised Land this Saturday
A county park near Hamilton will be transformed into the Promised Land this Saturday as Drama Kirk launch their latest project.The team behind the Hamilton Passion play will bring to ...
Moderator asks for prayers for new Chief Officer
Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is encouraging congregations across the Kirk to pray for the successful recruitment of a Chief Officer.Interviews ...
Top marks for teenage asylum seeker
A teenage asylum seeker has excelled in his exams despite fearing deportation to Pakistan.
Tribute to Scotland's oldest man who has died aged 111
VIDEO - Scotland’s oldest man has died at the age of 111.
Your opportunity to help shape the Church's plan for land and buildings
The Church of Scotland General Trustees are inviting your views on one of the most crucial issues for the future of our Church: how best to manage our church land ...
From Tennessee to Buckie: new minister welcomed after 7 years
A new minister has settled 3,800 miles from his home in the US to fill a vacancy in a Moray church, more than seven years after their parish first became ...
Festival with a conscience supports CrossReach
An annual festival promoting issues around social justice has this year chosen to support CrossReach, which throughout 2019 is celebrating its 150th anniversary.Just Festival, which opens today and runs until ...
Congregation undergoes ground-breaking refurbishment
An historic church in East Lothian has undergone a groundbreaking six-month refurbishment to update the building for the 21st century.
Voyage of nostalgia for sea loving former Moderator
A former Kirk Moderator embarked on a voyage of nostalgia that proved to be a real “shock to the system”.
Rev Dr Sam Wells to examine renewal in the Church during Chalmers Lectures
Rev Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London and inspirational founder of the HeartEdge movement, will deliver the 2019 Chalmers Lectures this autumn. Entitled ‘A Future that’s Bigger ...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe first for Tartan Pimpernel play
A play about the wartime exploits of a Church of Scotland minister is being performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.