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On the opening day of this year’s General Assembly, Her Majesty The Queen has written a letter to the Church of Scotland applauding the role of congregations in offering support to Ukrainian refugees and ‘welcoming the stranger’, as well as providing Christian concern for God’s creation in tackling climate change, and supporting communities during the Covid-19 pandemic – more
The General Assembly has voted in favour of creating a new scheme to support parish ministers struggling to pay manse energy bills – more
An historic vote has taken place which will allow Church of Scotland ministers and deacons to marry same-sex couples – more
Commissioners at the 2022 General Assembly gave a ringing endorsement to an historic agreement between the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church in Scotland, proposing that it be named the Saint Margaret Declaration, after the 11th Century Scottish Queen venerated for her missionary Christian faith and her kindness and generosity to poor people – more
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has called for a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to help tackle the “crisis of fuel poverty” – more
A new Jewish-Christian Glossary has created a path of great hope for future relations between the Church of Scotland and the Jewish community, a leading rabbi has told the General Assembly – more
Padres, like ammunition, will always be in demand by military commanders, a senior British Army officer has told the General Assembly – more
Social care workers have been credited with transforming the lives of thousands of people over the last 12-months – more
A minister has become the first woman to take up the role of Principal Clerk of the General Assembly on a permanent basis – more
Congratulating the Church of Scotland on delivering a successful General Assembly in challenging times, royal representative Lord Hodge said that seeing the Kirk in action had reassured him that along with the challenges, there were new opportunities ahead – more