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Church organist, 89, honoured in surprise presentation by Prince of Wales

A church organist who has been playing for 75 years has been honoured for her dedication with a surprise presentation by the Prince of Wales. Mary Edmondson, 89, was delighted to be presented with a basket of flowers by Charles following the service ...

08 Aug 2022 at 15:53

Church of Scotland Moderator reads prayer at Queen’s funeral service

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has paid tribute to the Queen after saying a prayer at her state funeral. Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields formed part of the pre-procession of church leaders including the Dean of the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 13:30

Scotland

Queen praises support of Church of Scotland congregations for Ukrainian refugees

The Queen has applauded the role congregations from the Church of Scotland have played in offering support to Ukrainian refugees since the war broke out. Around 400 ministers, elders, deacons and special guests are gathering in Edinburgh for ...

21 May 2022 at 14:50

Scotland

First hybrid General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to open

The first hybrid General Assembly of the Church of Scotland opens this weekend and will consider issues including voting on whether clergy can conduct same-sex marriages. Around 400 ministers, elders, deacons and special guests will gather ...

21 May 2022 at 03:45

Church of Scotland approves same-sex marriages

The Church of Scotland has voted to allow parish ministers and deacons to marry same-sex couples if they wish. At the 2022 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on Monday, 274 commissioners voted in favour of the move and 136 against....

23 May 2022 at 15:11

Scotland

Kirk congregations raise more than £360,000 for refugees in Ukraine

Church of Scotland congregations have raised more than £360,000 for Reformed Churches housing refugees in Ukraine. Members have raised a total of £367,277 to support churches with their humanitarian response to the Russian invasion of ...

19 May 2022 at 21:36

Ukrainian priest in Edinburgh: West must do more than put sanctions on banks

The western world must provide “rapid reaction, not just bank interventions” against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, a priest at a Ukrainian church in Edinburgh has said. Father Vasyl Kren, of the Ukrainian Catholic Church ...

24 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

New archbishop of Glasgow to celebrate role at cathedral mass

The new archbishop of Glasgow will be installed as leader of Scotland’s largest Catholic community at a mass in the city. Bishop William Nolan of Galloway Diocese was nominated by Pope Francis be the city’s archbishop. He will ...

26 Feb 2022 at 03:55

Scotland

Church backs calls for windfall tax to help tackle ‘crisis of fuel poverty’

The Church of Scotland has joined those calling for a windfall tax to be introduced to help tackle the “crisis of fuel poverty across the UK”. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland overwhelmingly backed a motion ...

24 May 2022 at 15:37

Most Church of Scotland presbyteries in favour of conducting same-sex marriages

The majority of Church of Scotland presbyteries are in favour of allowing parish ministers and deacons to marry same-sex couples if they wish, a new report shows. A paper submitted to the 2022 General Assembly of the ...

26 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Democracy activist who fought behind Iron Curtain ordained into Kirk

A political activist who “grew up in a family of rebels” and campaigned for democracy from behind the Iron Curtain has been inducted as an associate chaplain at the University of Edinburgh. Rev Dr Urzula Glienecke, ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Kirk minister’s great-grandfather made shoes for the Queen as a child

A minister has described how her great-grandfather made a pair of shoes for the Queen when she was a child, that she still kept in her room at Balmoral Castle. Church of Scotland minister Rev Shuna Dicks said the ...

16 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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