See our 'Services' page for more info. Denomination Free Church Welcomes New Minister May 19, 2020. Also on this YouTube channel, you’ll find a video explaining how the entry and exit procedures work for our services at the moment as well as playlists for our previous online services.

Sunday Services in the building are able to restart on 20th Sept 2020 but with restrictions on numbers and on how we move around the church. I reflect on these things, not because I cannot let go of my own past, nor because I want to kick former colleagues when they are down, but because what happens in the national church affects the wider church and the nation. Euan was welcomed as a minister of the Free Church at the General Assembly in May 2020 and has studied at Cornhill Scotland and Highland Theological College and has also served in ministry in St George's-Tron, Glasgow and Holyrood Evangelical Church, Edinburgh.

You can put in a request to book a seat for the coming week ahead by contacting your elder, or contact Douglas if you have not been appointed an elder.

Dr Euan Dodds was inducted into Kilmallie and Ardnamurchan Free Church while Rev.

When a parish become vacant, presbytery appoints an Interim Moderator to ensure the parish runs smoothly during the vacancy, and to help in the search for a new minister.

We are a Reformed, Presbyterian and Psalm-singing Christian denomination. Due to the ongoing risks from COVID-19, we are not currently running any other activities inside the church at the moment and, at present, we cannot give a target date for when they might re-start.

This is a Discussion Forum for Ministers of the Church of Scotland. It is a place for discussion on matters that come up in everyday life in the vocation of ministry as well as matters that arise … Peter has been faithfully leading the Burghead congregation as a church worker since 2015 having moved from Sheffield with his wife Morag, originally from Elgin, and their three young children. GB 271082281. A later debate extended this permission to ministers within same-sex marriages. ", 679 Old Shettleston Road Euan was welcomed as a minister of the Free Church at the General Assembly in May 2020 and has studied at Cornhill Scotland and Highland Theological College and has also served in ministry in St George's-Tron, Glasgow and Holyrood Evangelical Church, Edinburgh. Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Charity, SC012925, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

", "A big thank you to those, both at ETS and in the IL&R Presbytery, who have helped and supported us greatly through this somewhat unorthodox route to pastoral ministry.". Faith.

One notable…, After running for 28 years as the ‘North of England church officers’ conference’, we met at Dewsbury Evangelical Church on Saturday 4 March, under a…, It was a real blessing to have Tim Challies over with us in Ballygomartin Baptist Church, all the way from Ontario, Canada.

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During an unprecedented online meeting of The Free Church of Scotland General Assembly last night, Rev. Keep up to date with the latest Free Church news. However, due to Government COVID-19 restrictions we are limited to 50 people and so it is necessary to request a place a few days in advance of a service. The Church of Scotland (CoS) has voted to allow gay clergy to become ministers and to remain in their same-sex civil partnerships.

", "We now look forward to building on the growth which the Lord has given here in Burghead in recent times. Proudly created with Wix.com, WELCOME TO SHETTLESTON NEW CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, Welcome to the website of Shettleston New Church, Please do have a look round the site whether you are looking to find out when, An update from our minister. Both men, we trust, have been men provided 'for such a time as this'. We are limited by guidelines to have only 50 people present in the church building, but unlimited people can view online!

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Kilmallie and Ardnamurchan Free Church Session Clerk Craig Murray said, "It was special to be able to share the occasion with Burghead.

Taking a somewhat unusual route to ministry Peter has spent the past seven years in study, first at Highland Theological College and then for the past five years at Edinburgh Theological College (ETS) while working full time for the Burghead congregation. Please feel free to join us in online worship, and make yourself known to Louis via email or the contacts page. A global pandemic could not stop Inverness, Lochaber and Ross Presbytery (IL&R) from inducting two new ministers into their congregations at the end of last month, even if the services were a little unorthodox. There is a one way system in operation around the church and you can view a video of what this feels like here. Peter Turnbull was inducted into Burghead Free Church having served there as a church worker for the past five years. Please send e-mail to [email protected] to enquire.

Peter, who was also recently licensed for ministry, said, "As a family [now of five children], we have been delighted to find a home within the Free Church over the last five years. The fact is that the CoS has now demonstrated consistently over the past six years that it is intent on following the world and not the Word, and therefore the Kirk is a “church” that cannot any longer seriously claim to be a part of the mainstream Christian faith’. ", "As we thank God for the provision of a new minister and new chapter in the congregation's ministry to the community, we also thank Him for His faithfulness in the provision of Rev.

( it also shows the one way route you must take in you need to use the facilities while in church ). Pages in category "Ministers of the Church of Scotland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 399 total. Dr John Ross as our Interim Moderator (and, along with his wife, Elizabeth) so much more over these three years. I’m very pleased to report that Shettleston New Church has now re-opened for Sunday worship. The service, which was conducted online, allowed many more people to attend than would normally be the case, although all agreed they missed the much-lauded 'spread' of sandwiches and cakes. We hope you enjoy our website.

If you would like to come to our Sunday morning worship service (at 11am), please email Douglas Robertson at DJRoberston@churchofscotland.org.uk to obtain information about how to request a place and what to expect when you come to church. Please contact Douglas to find out how to be a part of online Bible Study!

In a statement, the CoS said it was time for the church to be inclusive and recognise the ‘mixed economy’ of modern Scotland. September 2020, If you would like to come to our Sunday morning worship service (at 11am), please email Douglas Robertson at, at around 11am on Sunday and click on the video marked. David S. Randall, minister of Falkirk Free Church and a former CoS clergyman, said, ‘It is with ongoing pain and frustration that I read the reports of proceedings across the road.

Later, in 2011, commissioners voted to accept gay and lesbian clergy, on the condition they had declared their sexuality and were ordained before 2009. Our church service will also be livestreamed on YouTube – just go to the. Passion.

There are also a number of other changes that we have had to make as a result of the current situation.

These are the cornerstones behind Shettleston New Church of Scotland, and we approach each day with these in mind. ©2017 by Shettleston New Church of Scotland. At its latest General Assembly, which was attended by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the CoS voted in favour of allowing congregations to ordain practising homosexuals in civil partnerships, with 309 delegates in favour and 183 against. The well known…. Shettleston New Church is a registered charity. Euan Dodds was welcomed as the Church's newest minister. Copyright © 2020 Free Church of Scotland. In 2009, some CofS members attempted to block the appointment of Rev.

Historical but excluded from the Timeline, Christian Prison Resourcing open day 2015, PERSONAL VIEW: Why Christians must question ‘the…, Concerns raised over online Aber conference, When authorities conflict: The separation of church…, Inspiration in isolation: Learning from the letters…. After a vacancy of just over three years, the Rev. These are the cornerstones behind Shettleston New Church of Scotland, and we approach each day with these in mind.

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(previous page) () Shettleston New Parish Church of Scotland is registered as a charity and appears on the Scottish Charity Register as "Shettleston New Church of Scotland". The Church of Scotland (CoS) has voted to allow gay clergy to become ministers and to remain in their same-sex civil partnerships. A spokesman said the Church had adopted a position which ‘maintains a traditional view of marriage between a man and woman, but allows individual congregations to opt out if they wish to appoint a minister or a deacon in a same-sex civil partnership’.

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