The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has moved a step closer to allowing ministers to perform gay marriages. The Kirk's governing body backed calls for a study into how same-sex ceremonies ...
The Church of Scotland has moved a step closer to allowing ministers to perform same-sex weddings "if they wish". The Rev Bryan Kerr's motion called for a draft of new laws to give ministers the opti...
The Church of Scotland's first arts minister has been appointed in Glasgow. Rev Peter Gardner hopes that his new role will help reach out to the city growing arts scene.Rev Peter has been a minister ...
The Church of Scotland has created a specialist farming minister position to support people working in the industry. The agricultural minister will provide spiritual support to farmers and their fami...
The Church of Scotland is taking legal action for a share of a Viking hoard worth almost £2 million found on land it owns. Metal detectorist Derek McLennan uncovered the 10th-century hoard, which in...
The moderator of the Church of Scotland is appealing for calm on both sides of the Scottish independence referendum as he reveals he's received online abuse ove Premier's Antony Bushfield reports. (f...
The Church of Scotland has voted to recognise ministers who are in gay marriages. The Kirk voted through the change at its six-day General Assembly with 339 versus 215 against.The vote comes after As...
The Church of Scotland has called upon the UK Parliament not to resist calls for a second Scottish Independence referendum. Speaking after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her plans for anoth...
An inquiry into allegations of abuse of children living in care in Scotland opens today, with the Church of Scotland among a number of bodies set to give eviden The first hearings take place in Edinb...
A vicar has started an online petition for Christian siblings to stay in the UK as they could risk danger if they go back. Somer and Areeb Bakhsh, who are 15 and 13 years olds, are worried they would...
The Church of Scotland has pledged to strengthen its commitment to serving military personnel, veterans and their families. Moderator of its governing body the General Assembly, Rt Rev Dr Derek Brown...
The Kirk's support of a bill that would help give greater protection to young people from physical punishment has been welcomed by children's charities. The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (...
A historic step towards allowing the first gay marriages in the Church of Scotland is expected to be taken at the General Assembly next week but it could still While the sanctity of marriage will be...
The Church of Scotland is going to discuss allowing its ministers to perform same-sex marriages. A proposal to permit ministers and deacons to carry out the ceremonies will be debated when the Church...
The Church of Scotland is to drop its policy that prevents non-Christian from working for its social care service, amid a recruitment crisis. Currently, the more than 2,000 employees of CrossReach - ...
The Church of Scotland have set out plans to sell almost half of its church buildings in the city of Aberdeen as part of a 10 year rejuvenation project. The Aberdeen Presbytery review aims to dispose...
The Church of Scotland has made a fresh call for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) not to destroy records relating to the worst RAF peacetime disaster. Members of the Kirk's General Assembly unanimously ...
Rev Dr Angus Morrison has made a full recovery from illness to be the moderator designate for the Church of Scotland. Rev Morrison was set to become moderator of the Church of Scotland this year...
The Church of Scotland is welcoming its largest number of trainee ministers in five years. The influx comes as it prepares for hundreds of parish ministers retiring in the next decade.The Kirk has so...
Details of how Scotland would look if it votes for independence next year have been released. A 670-page white paper claims each Scot would be 600 pounds better off under the plans, with the SNP prop...
