Posted Thursday 21 January 2010
A unique partnership between the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Methodist Church in Scotland and the United Reformed Church, National Synod of Scotland will be sealed by Church Leaders at a special service on Saturday 23 January at St Ninian’s Episcopal Cathedral, Perth.
The partnership agreement will be signed by the Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church who says “I am delighted to take part in the signing of this Agreement. Our General Synod has whole-heartedly welcomed this developing relationship with our partner churches.
“Many relations of this kind are aspirational in character. What makes this relationship so encouraging is that it is rooted in work which we already share in training and mission development. We look forward to a further sharing of resources and ministry as together we address the mission challenges of our times.” Joining Bishop David in the signing of the Agreement will be the Rev Lily Twist, Chair of the Methodist Church in Scotland and Rev John Humphreys, Moderator of the United Reformed Church, National Synod of Scotland.
The new partnership will enable closer working at all levels of the churches, sharing of resources and education and development opportunities for clergy and congregations. It will continue to strengthen the way churches work with one another across Scotland.
The signing of this partnership is significant at this time as 2010 marks the centenary of the 1910 Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh, which hailed the start of ecumenical working in Scotland and throughout the world. Congregations across Scotland are being encouraged to support and participate in local ecumenical events to celebrate this centenary.
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