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