Kirk’s debt crisis deepens as more Scots turn their back on worship

Dec 12, 2024 by

By Mike Merritt, The Scottish Daily Mail. Declining congregations are deepening the Church of Scotland’s debt, prompting warnings of ‘tough decisions’ to balance books. The Rev David Cameron, the Kirk’s convener of the assembly trustees,...

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Hundred Scottish churches up for sale as UK turns away from Christianity

Jun 16, 2024 by

by Joe Wright, Telegraph: Church of Scotland sell-off comes as most people say they have no religion. The Church of Scotland is selling 100 historic buildings to free up funds after a drastic decline in the number of worshippers and...

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The END of the Church of Scotland – A factual video report

May 8, 2024 by

by David Robertson, theweeflea: As regular readers of this blog will be aware I have been commenting on and predicting the collapse of the Church of Scotland for a couple of decades. This video from Ready to Harvest is accurate and fair –...

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Fears that crisis-hit Kirk ‘might not exist in two generations’

Feb 20, 2024 by

By Mike Merrit, for the Scottish Daily Mail. The Church of Scotland is ‘facing oblivion’ amid plummeting membership numbers, church closures and financial pressures, it has been claimed. The Rev Dr Richard Frazer, the minister of...

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Church of Scotland has lost over half its membership since 2000 – report

May 25, 2023 by

By Michael Gryboski, Christian Today. (CP) The Church of Scotland has lost more than half of its members since the year 2000, with the average age of worship attendees being 62, according to a General Assembly report. The Assembly...

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Gospel Church that left Kirk over liberalism outgrows building

Oct 10, 2022 by

from The Christian Institute: A congregation that left the Church of Scotland (CoS) more than ten years ago over the denomination’s approval of a minister in a same-sex relationship continues to thrive. Revd Peter Dickson and his...

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