The Most Rev David Chillingworth announces his retirement

The Most Rev David Chillingworth has today announced that he will retire as Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and as Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church at the end of July this year. Bishop David was consecrated Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane in 2005 and was elected Primus in 2009. In… Continue reading The Most Rev David Chillingworth announces his retirement

Statement regarding the Koran reading in St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says: “The Scottish Episcopal Church has had a long commitment to the development of interfaith work. Over many years, we have sought to develop friendship, understanding and mutual respect between our Christian faith and the other… Continue reading Statement regarding the Koran reading in St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow

Time for Reflection

The Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton addressed Scottish Parliament in Time for Reflection on Tuesday 20 December. In his address Bishop Nigel spoke about the need to apply imaginative compassion to caring for the elderly, and highlighted the care provided at St Margaret’s Residential Home for the Elderly in Dundee. video: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate… Continue reading Time for Reflection

Loving one another – launch of Study Guide to help tackle gender based violence

L-R Kathy Galloway, ex head of Christian Aid Scotland, the Most Rev David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and Sally Foster-Fulton, Head of Christian Aid Scotland. A biblical discussion study guide on gender based violence which was first used in Brazil and then subsequently in nine other countries around the world, including Angola,… Continue reading Loving one another – launch of Study Guide to help tackle gender based violence

Political engagement in churches

  The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church recently met with Deputy First Minister John Swinney as part of the project Meet your MSP set up recently by the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office (SCPO) Bishop David said: “I was grateful for the opportunity… Continue reading Political engagement in churches

Historic strength of relationships

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church is this week attending the Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Ohio, by invitation from the Bishop the Rt Rev Mark Hollingsworth. This is the beginning of the bicentennial year of the diocese and represents a… Continue reading Historic strength of relationships

Our Common Calling

  The first meeting of the Our Common Calling Group took place on 9 November . The group comprises members from the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland, with a balance of clergy and laity from all parts of Scotland. The group will reflect on the churches’ common calling within contemporary Scotland, and… Continue reading Our Common Calling

Primus welcomes Moderator-Designate

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says “I warmly welcome the election of Rev Dr Derek Browning as the Moderator-Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. I have sent him warm greetings from the Scottish Episcopal Church and assured… Continue reading Primus welcomes Moderator-Designate

Working with the UN for Human Rights

Rachael Fraser, a member of St James the Less Episcopal Church in Bishopbriggs, is a student of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. She recently attended a week-long training course on human rights advocacy for faith-based organisations organised by the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva. In a column in the Anglican Communion News… Continue reading Working with the UN for Human Rights

Primus comments on the killing of Father Jacques Hamel

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says “Every violent death matters, but the murder of Father Jacques Hamel – an elderly and faithful priest brutally killed as he celebrated Mass – is particularly shocking and indeed sacrilegious. “This dreadful act strikes at… Continue reading Primus comments on the killing of Father Jacques Hamel