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Former asylum seeker becomes Church of Scotland minister

29th November 201930th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 761 Views 0 Comments Christianity, Church news, Faith, Former asylum seeker, God, Minister, Scotland

A former asylum seeker who escaped the clutches of Islamic extremists is being ordained as a Church of Scotland minister today. Raheel

Church of Scotland considers selling half Aberdeen’s churches

9th October 20199th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 470 Views 0 Comments Aberdeen, Church news, community, God, Jesus, Scotland

Almost half of Aberdeen’s churches are being considered for sale as part of a “once in a generation” review. The

Coat of arms restored at Queen’s ‘local’ church

29th August 201923rd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 420 Views 0 Comments church, History, queen, Restoration, Scotland

Painstaking work to restore a 300-year-old royal coat of arms on the Queen’s “local” church in Edinburgh has been completed.

Aberdeen horse gets church blessing

13th June 201912th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 562 Views 0 Comments Aberdeen, blessing, church, Church news, Horse, Scotland

A church service in Aberdeen took an unusual turn on Sunday when a woman brought in a horse to receive

Church of Scotland minister sacked after women complain

25th May 201924th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 798 Views 0 Comments Church news, complaints, Fired, Minister, Scotland

A Church of Scotland minister has been sacked after multiple women made complaints about him. Rev Dr Elijah Wade Smith,

Church of Scotland loses millions in a year

16th May 201915th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 603 Views 0 Comments #Finances, cash, Church news, funding, government, Money, Scotland

IT is an institution which once formed the bedrock of the nation and could command the attention of tens of

“shameful attack” on the Glasgow’s third oldest church.

1st May 20191st May 2019 Josie McFarlane 471 Views 0 Comments Attack, Church news, Faith, Scotland

The Archdiocese of Glasgow has condemned a “shameful attack” on the city’s third oldest church. Police Scotland were called to

Deputy First Minister reaffirms importance of “valuable contribution” of churches across Scotland

20th January 201920th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 535 Views 0 Comments christian, churches, community, Faith, First Minister, Scotland

Deputy First Minister John Swinney reaffirmed the lifeline services churches provide for children and young people the length and breadth

Man jailed for church and temple fires in Edinburgh

20th November 201819th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 679 Views 0 Comments Arson, christian, Church fires, community, crime, Faith, Incident, Man Jailed, Paul Johnson, police, priest, Religion, Scotland, temple fires

A man with “issues” with God and religion who started fires at two places of worship in Edinburgh within minutes

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More action urged on women’s human rights

9th August 20188th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 984 Views 0 Comments #metoo, black, black and minority ethnic, bullying, community, disabled, Discrimination Against Women, ethnic minority, gender pay gap, human rights, inequality in pay, Judith Robertson, lone mothers, misogynistic, Scotland, Scottish government, Scottish Human Rights Commission, security system, sexual harassment., SHRC, social security system, women's rights

A new Scottish security system is an opportunity to protect and enhance women’s rights in Scotland, campaigners have said. The

A time to pray, witness, and hope for the future

9th June 2017 Mariah 1768 Views 0 Comments Campaigned, Christians, election, Evangelical Alliance, general, Hung Parliament, Jeremy Corbyn, Northern Ireland, Outcome, Scotland, shock, Theresa May, UK

Statement on the 2017 election result from the Evangelical Alliance. Commenting on the outcome of the 2017 general election, which

Thumbs up for Church unity

6th June 2017 Mariah 1714 Views 0 Comments 2017, campaign, Christians, church, crowd, festivals, gatherings, Jesus, Northern Ireland, Scotland, thumbs up, unity

Christians have been giving Church unity the thumbs up in 2017. More than 30 festivals will take part in the