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Historic Helensburgh church to undergo £300k revamp
A historic Helensburgh church is undergoing a major restoration after being battered by wind and rain. B-listed Helensburgh Parish Church is being given a £288,000 makeover. The revamp is being funded...
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Church of Scotland Moderator’s Christmas message
The Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr says, in a troubled world, Christmas shows God’s grace and mercy will not be defeated. Christmas is a time of enormous contrasts. There are the sights and sounds of the...
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Churches sharing services online this Christmas
A growing number of churches are using new technology to share their services online this Christmas. With storms threatening to disrupt travel arrangements across the country there’s been growing...
View ArticleSix out of ten Scots have rejected organised religion
Scotland is becoming a post-religious society with a clear majority of people abandoning organised faith, research has suggested. Findings from the country’s most authoritative survey of public...
View ArticleSecrets of Scotland’s “second Iona” to be unearthed
Archaeologists are to return to Lismore to work on a major seat of religious power with experts believing the tiny island was as historically important as the isle of Iona. The island, in Loch Linnhe,...
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Historic Cullen church will echo with song during fundraiser
A historic Moray church will echo with song during a fundraising concert aimed at keeping the ancient building open. Cullen and Deskford Church was built in 1236 and has links to Robert the Bruce, as...
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Fairlie and Largs church minister suspended for five years
Local church minister Chris Vermeulen has been suspended from duties for a period of five years. The Church of Scotland decision was taken by the Presbytery Commission last month after the minister was...
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18th century communion token found on eBay to be returned to Neilston Parish...
A piece of history from the 18th century has been returned to Neilston. A communion token which dates back to 1785 will soon take pride of place at the village’s parish church after an eagle-eyed...
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Religious influence on state schools ‘could be curtailed’
SNP plans to transfer powers over state schools away from councils risks marginalising the role of spiritual leaders, senior church figures have warned. Religious representatives have a legal right to...
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Highland church repairs reach critical stage as rainwater pours down inside...
A restoration project on a Highland church has now reached a “critical” stage. Water pours down the inside walls of Ardnamurchan Parish Church every time it rains. It is estimated around £200,000 will...
View ArticleChristmas message from the Church of Scotland
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, reflects on how one our favourite Christmas films can show us the meaning of Christmas and the meaning of our...
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Kirk launches new official tartan
Church of Scotland tartan The Church of Scotland has unveiled its own distinct tartan to celebrate its enduring role as the country’s national Kirk. Each of the five colours holds deep meaning for the...
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Church sets up safe zone in Glasgow’s west end for Hogmanay revellers
A Hogmanay safe zone has been set up, for the second year, in Glasgow’s west end to help party-goers. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Launched in 2016 for the first time, anyone in need of help on...
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Church of Scotland’s top stories of the year 2017
Amy Pierce, Associate Minister at Banchory West Church From the first wedding ceremony held in one of its newest churches to a pioneer minister building a congregation from scratch on a brand-new...
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New Cumbrae Parish Church for summer 2018
It looks like it is going to be a very happy new year for parishioners in Millport, with proposals for a new church build in 2018 at an advanced stage. The proposal was first put forward for a new...
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Former Kirk moderator hits out over “astonishing” delay in abuse response...
Very Rev Dr Andrew McLellan The Catholic Church has been accused of failing to establish contact with victims of historic child abuse as it pledged to do in response to an independent review. The Very...
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Ancient stone slabs could be linked to lost Kingdom of Strathclyde
They have been a fixture of a Scottish village for centuries, prompting intrigue as to who erected them and why. One of the recumbant stones at Inchinnan For generations, people in the Renfrewshire...
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Lewis islanders strike back over Star Wars Sunday cinema
When the curtain goes up on a screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the Isle of Lewis this month the sound of intergalactic conflict is likely to be drowned out by an unholy row*. On a Hebridean...
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Obituary: Alan Ross, Church of Scotland minister, accountant
Alan Ross Alan Ross, a retired minister of the Church of Scotland died suddenly on 3 December while on holiday with his wife Kay in Cyprus. Born in Renfrew to Hubert and Isa Ross, he was the younger...
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Obituary: Kenneth Peat Forrest, civil servant and minister who lunched with...
Kenneth Peat Forrest Kenneth Peat Forrest, who has died aged 75, was a senior civil servant and minister of the Church of Scotland. He was born in 1942 and brought up along with his brother Gordon by...
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