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In a time of “global division and conflict, it is our common ground that brings us together”, King Charles’ representative has said. So said the Lord High Commissioner Lady Elish Angiolini, after visiting projects and organisations across Scotland. She said they showed signs of the Kingdom of God, and she promised to share with His...

The Church of Scotland has been invited to take a strategic look at how it cares for churches and other buildings, and to ask whether it needs to take a new approach to the challenge. The Rev Dr Scott Rennie, convener of the General Trustees, warned that “The Church of Scotland faces challenges common to...

The key role played by Church of Scotland military chaplains at a time of rising international tensions has been recently highlighted at the General Assembly. Group Captain (Ret’d) Andrew Tait, who is convener of the Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces, said that as people in the services “prepared like never before” for whatever demands...

Walkers and visitors can once again book overnight stays at St Gwrhai’s Church in Penstrowed, Powys, as the 2026 champing season opens. Champing, a blend of ‘church’ and ‘camping’, offers exclusive overnight access to historic churches no longer used for regular services. The church accommodates up to four guests and includes a fully equipped kitchen in...

With an annual budget of £61 million to deliver cradle-to-the grave social care services provided by 1,700 staff and 300 volunteers, CrossReach is the Church of Scotland at its “very best”. That was the message that Dr Mike Cantlay had for the recent General Assembly. He said that the social care provider demonstrated people-centred Christian...

A joy to be received by the Pope, says Archbishop of Canterbury Stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green ‘devastating’ says Bishop Archbishop of Canterbury ‘appalled’ by rise in anti-Semitism across UK Strategic investment making a ‘significant difference’ to ministry Innovation in lay and ordained ministry training receives £1.16 million boost Assisted dying: Proper...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised the Pope for speaking out against injustice and about hope; has commended working together for the common good; and has endorsed the strengthening power of common witness, in an address after a recent private meeting at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. She prayed with Pope Leo and said:...

The Area Bishop of Edmonton, in the diocese of London, Dr Anderson Jeremiah, has expressed shock and sadness after two Jewish men were recently stabbed in Golders Green, north London, The Jewish men, one in his 70s and one in his 30s, were treated at the scene for stab wounds; both were then taken to...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that she is “appalled” by the growing aggression against Jewish communities in the UK, after a series of anti-Semitic attacks in London, including an arson incident, in Harrow, and a stabbing of two men in Golders Green. “An attack on Jewish people is an attack on us all — we must...

National funding for mission is making a ‘significant difference’ in churches across the country, including urban and rural parishes and those in areas of deprivation, according to a recently published report. The Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB) distributed £98m to dioceses and £5.9m to mission partners last year to ‘revitalise’ parish churches, which...

Up to 60 lay ministry apprenticeships in children’s, young people and families work in churches are to be created under a three-year pilot scheme. Innovation funding of £145,000 has been granted by the Ministry Finance Panel of the Archbishops’ Council for a scheme to create between 45 and 60 Youth Ministers. The programme, headed by Church Army, is jointly funded with the...

Adequate scrutiny of the assisted dying Bill before Parliament was a “moral necessity” and not just a “procedural detail”, the Bishop of Newcastle said recently, as the proposed legislation ran out of time in the House of Lords. Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, said the more closely the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had been...