East Renfrewshire church has been making a splash in the local community with four baptisms at its Easter Sunday service. St Andrew's Parish Church in Barrhead also welcomed 17 new people from three continents into
Becoming the Church of Scotland's newest minister was not something Rev Jeanette Wilson would have even thought possible until relatively recently. While studying for her own personal interest at Highland Theological College (HTC), part of...
While their finishing time has still to be determined, married ministers Rev James Bissett and Rev Susan Cord have already smashed one target for this week's London Marathon. Originally the couple had a fundraising target
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is embarking on the second leg of a tour across the Presbytery of the North East and the Northern Isles this week. Rt Rev
Very Rev Dr Derek Browning, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2017 - 2018, recalls with fondness his meeting with Pope Francis in 2017. A few hours before
In response to news from the Vatican that His Holiness Pope Francis has died, the Moderator has made the following statement: May I express my condolences to the Catholic Church in Scotland following the news
Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson has created this inspiring Easter message for us. Every Easter we get up early and head to a hill or water's edge or a gathering place in the centre of
Eight Church of Scotland members will be amongst those receiving Maundy Money today from His Majesty The King during a service at Durham Cathedral. In total 76 men and 76 women from across the United
For retired minister, Rev Hilda Smith, going out into the community to share her faith and offer support where she could was always a central part of her ministry. Although each of the communities she
This Holy Week Neill Shaw, Priority Areas development worker in the Faith Action programme, has written this moving reflection on Christ: servant and king. Priority areas are communities where deprivation rates fall within the bottom
Statement on the bombing of Al Ahli Hospital from the Moderator, Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson As we walk the way of Holy Week I have been reflecting deeply upon the world that is riven
A memory club started by the congregation of Trinity Parish Church in Strathaven has been recognised for its contribution to the local area by the Provost of South Lanarkshire. Councillor Margaret Cooper presented the award
An innovative Hamilton theatre group who are bringing the Easter Story to life are looking for people to take part in their ambitious new project, 'Passion Play in a day' on Holy Saturday (19 April).
A bestselling author and one of the stars of television's "Downton Abbey" will be joining forces to pay tribute to one of the Church of Scotland's most heroic past Moderators, Very Rev Fraser McLuskey, chaplain
It was no taxing experience for ex-HMRC inspector Rev Eleanor Hamilton when she was ordained at Cairnlea Church in Airdrie. Ms Hamilton gave up a career she loved as part of a specialist tax investigation