Free Church minister resigns over music in services
A Free Church preacher in Glasgow has resigned over the introduction of music and hymns in services. Rev Kenneth Stewart has been minister of Dowanvale Free Church in Glasgow’s west end for the past 10...
View ArticleUnholy row blows up over music in church
Members of the Free Church of Scotland, including the current and a former moderator from Inverness, are at loggerheads over the controversial introduction of hymns and music during worship. In an...
View ArticleAnti-singing campaigners 'declare war' on Free Kirk
A campaign against the introduction of hymn singing in the Free Church of Scotland is a "declaration of war" against the church, a leading theologian claims. Prof Donald Macleod, former principal of...
View ArticleScottish Bishops confirm introduction of new missal
At their meeting in Edinburgh on Monday 11 April 2011, the Bishops of Scotland agreed to begin the introduction of the new English translation of the Roman Missal from Sunday 4 September. The full...
View ArticleChurch services need to be shorter, says bishop
With most people torn between using Sunday mornings to go shopping or lie in bed, the prospect of spending 90 minutes in church has an increasingly limited appeal. There is a simple answer to this...
View ArticleScottish archbishop tells Catholics not to kneel for communion
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland has told Catholics in his archdiocese not to kneel to receive communion. “The Faithful should follow the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, namely coming to...
View ArticleSynod Prayers
Please pray for the following congregations: February 19th Avonbridge We give thanks for increased attendance at worship and numbers in Membership, and for the support of Synod and our partners in...
View ArticlePearls of Life: Prayers for Life
A day to experience different ways of prayer. A day for anyone who is looking for inspiration. A day of quiet and reflection. Friday 23rd March 2012 11am –...
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Free Kirk responds to ‘false claims’ in The Herald
A letter in a national newspaper today hit back at false claims from a “leading Church of Scotland source” that the Kirk’s evangelicals have more in common with gay ministers than the Free Church....
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Psalm-singing Spanish pastor’s visit to Scotland
Pastor Jorge Ruiz, from Spain, is a minister of the Christian Presbyterian Church, writes Rev William B Scott. His congregation is in two parts, one part in Bilbao on the North Coast, and one part in...
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