www.rosskeenfreechurch.co.ukRosskeen Free Church is a welcoming church for all ages, located in Easter Ross, between Alness and Invergordon. Their vision is to be a community that loves God, loves one another, and loves our community. They strive to be a church that seeks after the Lord.Whether you are seeking a new church home, just visiting, or curious about life’s big questions, you are warmly ...  Read More

Type your new text here.  Are you a senior citizen seeking fellowship and good conversation? The "Silver Strands" fellowship is a new gathering starting in 2024, offering you a chance to enjoy talks and testimonies within a Christian setting.Here's what "Silver Strands" offers:Fellowship and Conversation: Each meeting gives you the opportunity to hear a talk or testimony and enjoy a chat over a cu...  Read More

Northern Presbytery: 2023 Year in ReviewA Year of Community Engagement, Growth, and ServiceAs we close another year, the Northern Presbytery, encompassing congregations from Rosskeen to Wick, has experienced a dynamic period of community engagement, and meaningful activities. Here's a look back at the key events and milestones that shaped our year.Festive Celebrations and Community ActivitiesChris...  Read More

Castletown and Community Free Church Donate 457 shoeboxes to the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal!"Three Blythswood Care vans duly arrived on this beautiful November morning to Castletown and Community. The team (along with some of the local team) stored, stacked and packed a grand total of 457 shoeboxes, bigger boxes and gift-bags on to the lorries. Our treasurer handed over a cheque for £420 towards co...  Read More

The following  artical first appeared on the Free Church of Scotland website Six new members, 7 new office-bearers ordained & extension of permission to have an Assistant Minister for a third 3-year term....  Read More

Dornoch Free church will be hosting a Bible based Holiday Club.- It is for kids in P1-P7- from Monday 10th to Friday 14th July- 10am - 12:30pm- Family events on 14th & 16th July.Come for the whole thing, or just sign up for the days you are free!To book a place at the club visit: https://forms.gle/o7TNYKiS9NMSJg6u8...  Read More

The following article fist appeared at https://freechurch.org/monthly-sunday-services-resume-at-bettyhill/ Thurso & North Coast Free Church is thankful to God for the opportunity to resume, after a number of years, a monthly Sunday morning service 30 miles west of Thurso at Bettyhill.Rev Jerry Taylor, minister at Thurso & North Coast Free Church, said: “In April and May, between 20 and 25 people –...  Read More

The weekend of May 12th to 14th provided a wonderful opportunity for local people to come together and connect over Gospel fellowship.On Friday night, NP Connect hosted the sixth "My Story" event, featuring singer-songwriters Ruth Campbell and Susan Stirling. Ruth, a talented musician from Scotland, shared her passion for expressing God's love through her music. Attendees were treated to an evenin...  Read More

The story of Pinocchio is full of rich symbolism that has been interpreted in many different ways. At one point in the story, Pinocchio runs away from his father Geppetto, and ends up in the belly of a great whale called Monstro. This scenario comes about because of his own choice to squash his conscience (represented by a talking cricket) reckless behavior and disobedience, representing the conse...  Read More

Life is full of storms, both literal and metaphorical. Regardless of the cause, these storms can be overwhelming and frightening, causing us to question our faith in God and wonder if He truly cares about our well-being. In this episode of Gospel Connect, we explore how Jesus can be our anchor in the midst of these storms, helping us navigate through the chaos and come out stronger on the other si...  Read More

*From Thurso Free Church*We're thankful to God that after some years, we're able to hold Sunday services at Farr Free Church, Bettyhill.These services will be monthly initially, on the 4th Sunday of every month.  The first will be this Sunday, 23 April at 11.00am.  Everyone is very welcome - please help us spread the word!If you pray, please ask the Lord to bless us with good relationships and tha...  Read More

On Easter Sunday Rev Iain MacAskill preached on the Road to Emmaus where Jesus revealed himself to two of his followers.Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall so you can hear what people really have to say when you aren’t around? There is a long-running reality show that does just that.  In Undercover Boss,  big company bosses work undercover as regular employees to get a proper insight of w...  Read More

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Rev Iain MacAskill recently preached on the Road of Suffering, also known as the Via Dolorosa, which is not mentioned in the Bible, but all four Gospels narrate Jesus' journey along this path to his crucifixion. The path has landmarks called "stations," each representing a different moment in Jesus' journey and showing a different aspect of his suffering, such as carrying the cross, falling under ...  Read More

Churches in the Northern Presbytery have been busy this week sharing the Good News of Easter with local schools and youth groups. "Many good questions were asked, please pray for all those volunteers, staff and students involved." ...  Read More

Date for your diaries! Our friends at Rosskeen Free Church will be hosting an Easter Egg hunt,  and light lunch at 1pm on after their morning service on Easter Sunday.  See details below....  Read More

In the opening Chapters of the Bible we read of a paradise Garden, A Garden called Eden where Adam and Eve were said to walk with God in perfect fellowship.  Adam was given a choice to Love God by not eating from the tree of knowledge which God had commanded him to eat. Of course, we know the story of Adam and Eve, encouraged by a serpent who disobeyed God leading to the Fall. Death entered the wo...  Read More

Rev Roddy Barvis of Helmsdale Free Church will be part of a team being sent by Mission International to Haiti on the 20th of March.Mission International Director hugh Henderson writes: “Mission International are sending a team out to Haiti on 20th March to continue the work there with Trinity Church and Pastor Rolex Poisson.  Over the last few years, we have been blessed by the completion of the T...  Read More

This column was featured in the February/ March 2023 edition of The Record and subsequently on the Free Church of Scotland Website. by Rev. Ben FiddianIn December I attended the funeral of an Associated Presbyterian minister called Alex Murray, who died recently at the age of 97. We had met only once, shortly after I moved to Sutherland. He was a fascinating man with many interesting stories. One ...  Read More

One of the t.v shows my wife and I like to watch is called The Apprentice: where candidates prove to Sir Allen Sugar that they have what it takes to be his next business partner. Self-exaltation is the name of the game, often at the expense of genuine competence and proficiency all the while belittling the achievements of other candidates. It doesn't matter how worthy of being Sir Allen's business...  Read More

January and February saw some very fruitful growth at NP connect's outreach gatherings with over 40 new people, now regularly attending our Sunday meetings. Many of these people have come through connections made at the weekly drop in and some having had no former connection to a church.On Sunday 5th of March Rosskeen Free Church held a commissioning service to pray over the Capstone core team as ...  Read More

On Sunday 5th of March at our Capstone Church plant we asked the question “why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on a donkey? One of the reasons given highlighted how Jesus’ entry on a lowly Donkey demonstrated humility and meekness. This is in contrast to the military processions of Roman governors that expressed greatness through pompous displays of power and might.His kingship is not like the kings of ...  Read More

Brora Free Church are hosting a lunch and listen event in the Church Hall on March the 4th.  Starts at 12.30pm with free soup and sandwiches and cakes followed with a short talk by Rev Roddy Macrae from Helmsdale.  ...  Read More

1 John 4:7-217 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent...  Read More