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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 (RNL...
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 Univer...
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. Regarde...
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 ...
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 I...
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...
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, has taken part in a service commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Glasgow Cathedral. Dr Paterson...
Student school teachers are being encouraged to use the story of a Scot who died in Auschwitz 80 years ago as part of their training. People enrolled in Masters of Education, MA Primary Education...
A daredevil minister took to the sky to help fund an Ayrshire community choir trip to the USA. Rev Jill Clancy jumped out of a plane at 11,000 ft to raise money for the Songs...
A special service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre was held today. The family, friends and colleagues of the 29 people who died on 2 June...
Voters have been urged to ensure that candidates have the environment firmly on their agenda in the run up to July's General Election. The call came at the annual gathering of Eco-Congregation Sc...
Stornoway's Shed Project celebrated a decade of making a difference to its island community by sharing tea and cake with friends and partners. The Shed Project, which was visited by then First Mi...
A Church elder has revealed that her terminally ill sister asked her for help to end her life. Susan Pym of St Columba's Church in London said her sibling endured immense suffering for a long...
Listening to detainees in an immigration removal centre share their harrowing stories made Kirk ministers cry. Rev Bryan Kerr described Dungavel House as a "grim and horrible" place and people ar...
A call for encouraging churches to help ensure people were able to exercise their right to vote became unexpectedly topical at this week's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A motion by ...
The Lord High Commissioner has addressed the General Assembly on its final day. His Grace, the Duke of Edinburgh, shared with commissioners details of the engagements he and his wife, Her Grace, ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed the General Assembly in Edinburgh. In a wide-ranging address, Most Rev Justin Welby touches on the situation in the Middle East, the Ecumenical Pilgrima...
The Church of Scotland has issued a fresh call for the establishment of safe and legal routes to the UK. Commissioners to the General Assembly were told that no one would willingly cross dangerou...
The General Assembly has backed fresh calls to urge the UK Government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Commissioners also agreed that it must stop granting export licenses ...
The General Assembly has been warned that Church of Scotland military chaplains "could more or less disappear" unless more people can be recruited. In a speech, convener of the Chaplains to HM Fo...
A special service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre 30 years ago is being held. The 29 people who died will be remembered and honoured at...
The Church of Scotland must continue closely working with ecumenical partners as representatives of local authority education committees. That was the message sent to the General Assembly today a...
Kirk members have been called on to lobby MSPs to tackle Scotland's care sector crisis, with the warning that the system is in danger of collapse. The plea came from Rev Thom Riddell, convener of...
The Church of Scotland has been engaged in a season of transition for some time but is now preparing for growth. That is the view of Rev Tommy MacNeil, convener of the Faith Action Programme...
The Guild, one of Scotland's largest voluntary organisations, is celebrating a 'remarkable achievement' after raising almost £500,000 for its current projects. The Guild and its partnerships hav...
Transgender people are made in the image of God, worthy of our respect and love and part of the Church of Scotland. The General Assembly this afternoon endorsed a report brought forward by the Th...
Churches will find it easier to access a share of £25 million worth of funding after the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland unanimously agreed to a change of application criteria. The Ch...
The Church of Scotland must adapt to meet people where they are and "experiment" with doing things differently. Rev David Cameron, convener of the Assembly Trustees, said we "must all be congrega...
People must put "more trust and faith" in God and allow themselves to be led by the Holy Spirit as Jesus's disciples were. That is the message from the new Moderator of the General Assembly...
A minister said it was a privilege to stand alongside Christians from other denominations to call for peace in the Middle East. Rev Dr Grant Barclay, clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow, said it w...
The contribution of minsters and members of the Church of Scotland has been praised by His Grace, the Duke of Edinburgh, as he addressed the Kirk's annual General Assembly in Edinburgh. In at tim...
An audio-visual technician who has supported the General Assembly for fifty years in a row has been recognised for his service. John Williams has supported the annual gathering in Edinburgh, whic...
His Majesty the King has expressed his admiration for the Church's "deep concern" for the most vulnerable people in society. He said it was "heartening" to know that it continues to promote the v...
A man who was expected to follow in the footsteps of family members and become a bricklayer has been elected the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Rt Rev Dr...
A comprehensive programme of fringe events aimed at inspiring people committed and determined to moving a transformed Church forward are being held at the General Assembly next week. Described as...
For probationer minister Dawn Westwood, sharing the message of God's love can be shared in a sports kit just as naturally as in a clerical collar. Dawn, who is currently completing her probationa...
An iconic church spire in Linlithgow, West Lothian, is once again gleaming golden following the successful completion of a £400k restoration project that has saved it from potential collapse. Th...
A minister raising money for charity through a Swimathon event after she survived cancer twice has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament. The motion, which was lodged by Rona Mackay, MSP for...
A former moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been honoured by His Majesty King Charles III. Very Rev Dr Iain Greenshields was awarded the King's Medal for the key role...
Scotland's inability to meet key climate change targets must be a "wake-up" call for all of society and failure to work openly and collaboratively to drive progress will have grave implications f...
A special remembrance service for people who lost their lives while fishing at sea is being held at a Scottish Borders church. The first annual National Fishing Remembrance Day will be marked at ...
A new book set to be launched at this month's General Assembly asks how the Kirk can throw off the image of one of Scotland's most famous fictional ministers and replace Jolly with true joy....
A new supplement to the Church Hymnary is being launched later this month which hopes to encourage congregations to renew and reinvigorate their worship. Titled 'God Welcomes All', it includes ov...
A digital Scottish prayer journal has been launched as part of Thy Kingdom Come for the first time. The global Christian initiative, which runs from Ascension Day to Pentecost Sunday (Thursday 8 ...
The Church of Scotland is on the "cusp of a transformation and revival" that demands bold decisions and genuine embrace of change. Rev David Cameron, convener of the Assembly Trustees, said it is...
A church elder who spent eight weeks receiving end of life care in a hospice made a "miraculous" recovery and is now limbering up to do a sponsored five-mile walk. Harry Marsh, 83, will walk...
A Scot who refused to abandon Jewish school girls in her care and died in Auschwitz has been honoured in her adopted city. A brass Stolpersteine in memory of Jane Haining has been embedded in...
Gorebridge Parish Church was packed with friends, family, congregation members and well-wishers for the ordination of Rev Tim Linford as assistant minister at the Lothian kirk. "I feel really exc...