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Posts from — October 2009

Thieves steal church roof lead

Thieves have stolen lead from a Greenock church roof – and it will cost £1,000 to replace it.

They struck at

Bidding to save North Uist ancient church

One of the Outer Hebrides’ most iconic medieval churches is set to undergo major conservation work designed to slow down

Same-sex marriage approved

The Kyrkomötet (General Synod) of the Church of Sweden approved a recommend­ation that the Swedish Church should conduct weddings in

Service honours fallen soldiers

The first large ecumenical service in the UK to remember British troops killed or injured in Afghanistan and Iraq has

Kirk selects Moderator Designate

The Reverend John Cairns Christie, Interim Minister, presently of St Andrew’s Church, West Kilbride and Scots Kirk, Lausanne, is Moderator

Campaign launched in city to Cross Out Poverty

The innocent eyes of a child peering out is a poignant image. It conjures up a feeling of despair and

Robert Stewart

Obituary of Robert Stewart, businessman and servant of the community; born 3 August, 1934, in Edinburgh; died 19 October, 2009,

Scottish Housing Minister visits church housing project

The Scottish Minister for Housing and Communities has visited an innovative programme to develop affordable housing from church-owned property.

Duke Street

Murphy lobbies over Pope’s visit

Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has said he hopes that the Pope will make a visit to Scotland next year

Mr Murphy

MEP: EU seen as cold place for Christianity

An Irish MEP says the EU is seen as a “cold place for Christianity”.

Gay Mitchell MEP, speaking in the