Church minister who heckled Jeremy Corbyn suspended over tweets
A Church of Scotland minister who branded Jeremy Corbyn a “terrorist sympathiser” has been suspended after controversial tweets emerged.
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Church minister who heckled Corbyn posted homophobic tweets
A Church of Scotland minister who branded Jeremy Corbyn a “terrorist sympathiser” has been criticised after he was found to have posted a series of homophobic tweets.
Ambitious fundraising for ‘vital’ repairs to Aberdeen’s St Machar cathedral
An ambitious fundraising project has been launched in an effort to secure the future of one of the north-east’s oldest churches.
Susan Brown: November is a month for letting the past and the future change the ‘now’ for the better.
November is a month, perhaps even more than December is, for looking back and for looking forward.
New minister welcomed to Aberdeen church
A former accountant raised in South Africa has been appointed as the new minister of an Aberdeen church.
Talks over the future of historic St Nicholas
Talks have taken placed between the Church of Scotland and interested parties around the future of an historic A-listed Aberdeen kirk.
Man charged with murder after pensioner’s death in woods
A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a pensioner died in woods in Moray.
Kirk minister and wife in hospital after Elgin woods incident
A Church of Scotland minister and his wife are in a stable condition in hospital after an incident at woods in Moray in which another pensioner died.
New Kirk moderator’s mental health crusade inspired by Frightened Rabbit singer
A minister who founded a mental health support service in the wake of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison taking his own life has been chosen as the next moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Half of Church of Scotland buildings could close across Aberdeen report reveals
The Church of Scotland is poised to sell off nearly half of Aberdeen's kirks, the Press and Journal can reveal today.
Respected Caithness minister, Reverend Ronald Johnstone, dies aged 73
Respected Caithness minister Ronald Johnstone has died aged 73.
Hungarian minister arrives in Shetland to work with Church of Scotland
A Hungarian minister has taken up a new post in Shetland where the church is undergoing a transformation to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
New Church of Scotland Moderator to visit Caithness
The new Moderator of the Church of Scotland is to visit the homeland of his descendants in Caithness for a week.
Church of Scotland raises claim for share of £2 million Viking hoard
The Church of Scotland is taking legal action for a share of a Viking hoard worth almost £2 million found on land it owns.
Highland Ministers to travel to Ghana to meet religious leaders
Two north ministers are to embark on a journey to West Africa to explore faith relations.
Susan Brown: When respect is replaced by browbeating and bullying, we can no longer consider ourselves a democracy
Imagine. A beautiful summer's day and you and your mates decide to go for a swim in a wee lochan close by.
Church invites Moray community to have say on where funding is handed out
A Moray community has been invited to have its say on which causes are given a share of a funding pot.
This is what Trinity Church in Aberdeen could look like if ambitious plans get go-ahead
Ambitious renovation plans for an Aberdeen city centre church have been lodged- with the scheme including a deep clean of its historic granite facades.
Susan Brown: Selfishness makes it easier to attend dreaded medical appointments than make simple changes to benefit all
Being a woman of a certain age, I get the regular letters the NHS sends, dropping through my letterbox, encouraging me to be screened for this, that or the next thing.
Minister arrives from America to end Moray church’s seven-year wait for leader
A church minister has swapped life in America for a place by the sea in Moray to end a congregation’s seven-year wait for a leader.
New play about wartime exploits of Islay minister who saved thousands from Nazi regime
A new play will detail the wartime heroics of a Scottish minister who helped thousands of service personnel escape from the Nazis.
Susan Brown: Drivers who don’t indicate send me hurtling down an emotional dead end
I suspect everyone has something that gets up their humph.
Aberdeen minister at historic St Nicholas Kirk ‘forced out’ after 14 years
An Aberdeen minister has claimed he has been “forced out" of his leading position at an historic city centre church.
Cap on spending throws £390,000 St Nicholas Church upgrade into doubt
Ambitious plans to renovate one of Aberdeen’s most famous churches have been thrown into doubt because of a cap on spending on the historic building.
Ministers consider future of churches across north-east as review draws to a close
They have stood for centuries as pillars of community and continuity of tradition in every town and village in the country.
Aberdeen church performs unique ceremony by blessing 25-year-old horse
A unique ceremony took place at an Aberdeen church yesterday as a 25-year-old horse named Ollie trotted down the aisle to be blessed.
Scottish minister heads to Malawi to explore African links with Gaelic
Few countries anywhere in the world enjoy a closer friendship.
Collection plate to accept card payments as Kirk looks towards the future
The Church of Scotland is adapting to the increasing number of people choosing to make payments by card by rolling out a new "contactless collection plate".
Church of Scotland minister dies on Highland mountain
A Church of Scotland minister from Mull has died after going missing on a Highland mountain.
There but for the Grace of God….women prisoners gain redemption through chocolate-making
Women who have spent time in prison are being offered the chance to transform their lives - by making luxury chocolates.
Right Rev Susan Brown: Our church may be smaller but it is more deeply committed than ever to doing good
In just a few weeks’ time my term of office as Moderator will come to an end and the next Moderator will, like a new boiler, be installed.
Inverness care home in need of significant improvement after failing inspection
An Inverness care home is in need of significant improvement after failing to meet requirements, according to inspectors.