Figures lay bare division in Kirk presbyteries over gay clergy plans
Evangelical ministers have seized on new figures showing divisions within presbyteries over gay clergy, claiming it is only a matter of time before a “steady” steam of people leave the Kirk. The Rev...
View ArticleBack congregation marks Rev Alasdair Smith’s 50 years of ministry
A large crowd gathered in the church hall at Back on Wednesday (17 June) evening to mark Rev Alasdair Smith’s 50th year in the Christian ministry. Rev Calum Iain Macleod then an overview of Alasdair...
View ArticleChurch’s new bishop meets Rothesay congregation
The new Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Brian McGee, visited Bute for the first time in his new role this week. He celebrated mass at St Andrew’s Church in Rothesay on Wednesday evening...
View ArticleTourists disrupt funerals at Scottish cathedral by taking selfies near people...
Funerals are being disrupted at a famous Orkney church by selfie-seeking tourists. St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is one of the biggest attractions in the islands – but it is also a functioning church...
View ArticleHighland 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 ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleLewis 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...
View ArticleIsle of Lewis Church of Scotland says no to gay clergy
Every Church of Scotland congregation on Lewis, the largest island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, is opposing moves to allow practising gay clergy being ordained as ministers. Lewis Presbytery, the body...
View ArticleBBC documentary: Does the Sabbath still exist on the isle of Lewis?
Rev Angus Smith The isle of Lewis in the outer Hebrides is said to be the last place in Britain where the fourth commandment – Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy – is still strictly observed....
View ArticleChildren drive Easter Ross church extension
Rev Alasdair MacAulay A Free Church of Scotland congregation in Easter Ross is building an extension to its existing premises in Fearn to meet demand. Tain and Fearn Free Church is running near...
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