Wider Church
A Church with the Community at its heart, at the heart of the Community
The General Assembly 2023
The 2023 General Assembly runs from Saturday 20th May until Thursday 25th May. The proceedings are livestreamed on the CoS website. Proceedings, reports, news and highlights can be found here.
The Assembly Trustees
The Report from the Assembly Trustees in the run up to this year’s General Assembly can be found here.
It gives an overview of the themes and issues under discussion at present in the Church of Scotland.
News
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Pioneer Mission Course
The Rev Alan McWilliam is leading a six week course on Pioneer Mission, beginning on Tuesday 18th April (7 - 9pm), based at Cupar: St John's. He will be assisted by Peter Neilson who has worked with Alan on these themes over the past 20 years. The course is based on the experience of the Fresh Expressions movement which has re-energised the Church of England and the Methodist Churches during that time, as well as drawing on the significant work of Forge (Scotland) in training missional pioneers.
For more information on Pioneer Mission, see here.
Please can you let Jane know if you are interested in attending this course.
Cupar Cluster
We are part of the Cupar Cluster of Churches in the north east of the Presbytery of Fife which also includes Cupar Old Parish Church linked with Monimail and Cupar St John & Dairsie United Parish.
The formal grouping enables the parishes to work more closely together, sharing, connecting with a wider community and drawing strength and support from each other.
Step Out: In Faith
The Christian Youth Fellowship Group for 12-18 year olds, at Cupar St John's and Dairsie United Parish Church Hall, meets on the last Sunday of every month. It's an opportunity for young people to explore their faith, make friends, and share food together. Open to all young people 12-18 years in Fife and neighbouring presbyteries. If you have any young people in your congregation or parish who'd enjoy this, please encourage them to come along. More info from
Gavin Black gblack@churchofscotland.org.uk or Gayle Lennon gaylelennon@outlook.com
Fife Presbytery
Interim Mission Director
Rev Giles Dove has taken up his position as Interim Mission Director within the Presbytery of Fife. An introduction can be found here.
The Soup Bowl@St Marks
The Soup Bowl project provides a warm space, a friendly welcome, and a free soup lunch each Friday between 11.30am and 2pm in St Mark’s Church in St Andrews (across the street from the bus station). Open to all, it is a joint project of the three Church of Scotland congregations in the town: Holy Trinity, St Leonard’s and St Mark’s. Find out more here
2:10 Mission Fund Awards
Fife Presbytery's 2:10 Mission Fund will provide grants to support the development of local mission initiatives and projects. Ceres Kemback and Springfield Church have been successful in securing a small grant for an after-school Family Club in Springfield. The full list of awards can be found here.
Church of Scotland
Faith Impact Forum
The latest (28th April) update on news from the Faith Impact Forum can be found here.
Ascend
Ascend was started in 2016 and brings together a range of services and opportunities for those in ministry.
The latest Newsletter can be found here.
World Church
We follow the activities of our Mission Partners, Keith and Ida Waddell through their website. https://keithandidainzambia.wordpress.com
