Church of Scotland

Ministers, elders, deacons and special guests are taking part in a ‘blended’ General Assembly for the second year running (Church of Scotland/PA)

Church of Scotland presbyteries to make decision on same-sex marriage proposals

24/05/2021

Lord Wallace, Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Church of Scotland/PA)

Kirk’s General Assembly to consider same-sex marriage plans

21/05/2021

An award-winning campaigner has been appointed new spiritual leader of a cluster of Aberdeenshire churches.

Campaigning reverend moves from Glasgow to take over Aberdeenshire parish

14/05/2021

Rev Neil Glover, the minister at Aberfeldy Church in Perthshire, records a sermon beside the Birks of Aberfeldy waterfall (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Church survey finds 96% moved worship online during lockdown

06/04/2021

Dr Martin Fair said he will be back in church on Sunday (Church of Scotland/PA)

Kirk moderator prepares for return to church as lockdown rules ease

26/03/2021

John Gow will become the first full-time minister at the church in five years

Portsoy Church ‘blessed’ to welcome first full-time minister in five years

19/03/2021

Jeannie Price has written a comedic lockdown tune

Aberdeenshire woman has written comedic song about Covid-19 lockdown

09/03/2021

Rev Mary Whittaker, the first deaf Church of Scotland minister.

Mary Whittaker: Meet Scotland’s first deaf minister who has a black belt in kickboxing

23/02/2021

Rev Peter Johnston, of Ferryhill Church, has rewritten a sea shanty to tell the story of Noah and enlisted the help of church members from across Scotland

Aberdeen church releases sea shanty featuring members from across Scotland

11/02/2021

Rev Barron served as minister at St Machar's Cathedral.

Aberdeen minister appointed moderator of new presbytery

06/02/2021

garthdee church

Anger as Church of Scotland announce plans to demolish Garthdee Church and sell off land

20/01/2021

The illuminated figures have been placed outside the church.

Aberdeen minister develops innovative way of telling Christmas story

05/12/2020

Guidelines for indoor hospitality are to be made mandatory from next Friday. Picture by Richard Frew

No music rule ‘disappointing’ says Aberdeen pub boss, but venues will back new measures to keep people safe

08/08/2020

The cemetery on Pitmedden Road

Anger over ‘shocking’ state of overgrown Aberdeen cemetery

25/07/2020

A rare photograph of the great fire of 1874 at the MIther Kirk, just before the oak steeple crashed onto the ruins of the East Kirk.

The silent bells of St Nicholas and other tales from Mither Kirk’s 800 years at the heart of Aberdeen

11/06/2020

Alan Small

Readers' Letters

Readers’ Letters: Former pupils salute unique teacher

10/06/2020

Summerhill Parish Church could be disposed of under new Church of Scotland plans

Plans to dispose of three Church of Scotland buildings in Aberdeen

05/06/2020

Rev Hutton Steel, the new moderator of the presbytery of Aberdeen and Shetland

Historic Aberdeen church service streamed live

01/06/2020

Middlefield Parish Church

Joy for parishioners as Aberdeen churches create joint congregation

21/03/2020

St Mark's Church

Aberdeen churches close due to coronavirus pandemic

17/03/2020

Garthdee Church is to shut despite protests from residents.

Aberdeen church shuts for good despite locals’ protests

18/01/2020

Rev Markus Auffermann fears the community will suffer.

Rethink urged over Aberdeen church closure plans

30/11/2019

Morrisons on King Street

Woman admits stealing steak from Aberdeen supermarket and breaking into church

17/10/2019

Stuart Watt at the church

Plans lodged to extend north-east church

04/08/2019

Rev Mary Whittaker and dog, Scott

Trail-blazing deaf minister appointed to leave north-east congregation

14/12/2018

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Video: Aberdeen church lodges crypt plan for 2,000 skeletons

14/12/2018

Reverend Flora Munro outside Garthdee Parish Church

Aberdeen kirk leader ‘upset’ as church merger bid thrown out

27/11/2018

Painter John Lowrie Morrison will preach at Crathie Kirk on Sunday

Artist to preach for the Queen at north-east church this weekend

27/07/2018

St Machar Cathedral.

Anger over plans to replace historic pews at Aberdeen church

04/04/2018

The former Parish Church at Fordyce.

Former church could be turned into cafe

08/12/2017