Community Stories
Heartsong Live Radio – Scotland’s number one online Christian station – is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Throughout the week we will be playing audio clips from some of the people who have been inspired by the station in the past five years. We will also be hearing from some of the many guests we’ve had […]
Edinburgh singer-songwriter and worship leader Fiona Crow is Under the Spotlight this week on Heartsong Live Radio. Every Wednesday and Friday at 12noon GMT, Welsh worship recording artist Rob Westall and former Phantom of the Opera star Katy Treharne, shine a virtual spotlight on scriptures, songs and special guests. Fiona Crow, who is also worship […]
Aberdeen-based theologian and Church of Scotland minister the Rev Professor John Swinton, has been appointed to the role of Queen’s Chaplain. Professor Swinton is to be one of 10 Royal Chaplains in Scotland. The role, which dates back to the 15th century, sees members of the Chapel Royal taking part in formal state occasions and […]
An Edinburgh church has won a top award for its environmental work. Members of Greenbank Parish Church were presented with an Eco-Congregation Scotland Gold Award. The church’s Eco-Group were commended for the wide range of work that they have been involved in for many years that benefits people at home and abroad in sustainable, practical […]
A Scottish church that featured in the popular TV drama Outlander has closed. Old High Church in Inverness was formally closed as a place of worship following a special service yesterday. The Church of Scotland property on the banks of the River Ness is to be sold, as it was not financially viable to maintain […]
A virtual congregation set up during the coronavirus lockdown has caused an Edinburgh church’s numbers to be eight times their normal size. St Paul’s and St George’s Church in York Place has been reaching more than 8,000 people during each online service. Associate rector the Reverend Libby Talbot said people were looking to the church […]
Scotland’s Destiny Church has begun fundraising for legal action it’s planning to take against Edinburgh Council. It’s looking for £150,000 for the case which it says will have big ramifications for the UK church. It stems from the recent cancellation of a booking that the church made at the city’s Usher Hall for its annual […]
If you see Tom Gilzean out and about in Edinburgh make sure you say happy birthday because he turns 99 today. The dedicated charity fundraiser and war veteran is a familiar face on Princes Street, where he has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to raise money for the Sick Kids hospital – whatever the […]
According to a BBC news report a large grass fire broke out near the summit of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. This fire came as fire chiefs issued a wildfire warning following a spate of fires across Scotland in recent days. The alarm was raised at around 1.40pm on Sunday that grass had caught alight near the summit […]
Riding Lights Theatre Company is marking the beginning of its 40th year with a radical re-telling of the good news. GOSPEL STREET is a collaboration between award-winning writers, including rapper and hip-hop artist Testament, to create a powerful mix of theatre, comedy and spoken word. Another generation is looking for answers – a rich young […]
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