Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS)

Welcome to the ACTS Website

Formed in 1990, as Scotland’s national ecumenical instrument, Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) brings together nine denominations in Scotland who share a desire for:

Greater oneness between churches, as Jesus prayed, ’that they all may be one’ (John 17.21)
A growth of understanding and common life between churches
Unified action in proclaiming and responding to the gospel in the whole of life.

In its work ACTS seeks to enable the Scottish churches in their common life.

It encourages and resources encounters between them in which each participant learns from the other, where difference is explored and respected and where division is healed.

ACTS - enabling and resourcing churches in Scotland in their pilgrimage together

Acts

Together July 2010

The latest edition of 'Together' the ACTS newsletter is now available to download.

In this edition....
Rev Andrew Scobie reflects on 45 years of parish ministry in Cardross
Scotland prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI
Edinburgh 2010
Pilgrimage Walks
Scottish Churches House events
Poverty and Homelessness Action Week 2011
........and more

‘We need to be a befriending church, not just a friendly church’.

Back to Church Sunday is an opportunity for worshippers to invite a friend to come with them to church on a particular Sunday. This year Back to Church Sunday falls on the 26th September and as in previous years material is available to help congregations plan for and invite people to join them on that day.
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Racial Justice News

NEWSFLASH

Preacher announced for Racial Justice Sunday Service
Rev. Dr. Larry Pickens, a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, has agreed to preach at the special ecumenical Service which is to be held in Wellington Church, Glasgow at 18.00 on September 12th. Dr. Pickens is a member of the United Methodist Church of America. Read more...

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Edinburgh 2010

Common Call ends Edinburgh 2010

The Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference ended with the declaration of a common call for mission. It is hoped that this document will provide a new direction for the study and practice of mission for the multiple constituencies which were represented at Edinburgh 2010.

The Common Call is available to download.

Prayer for Today

Holy Spirit of Freedom
as the poor long
for abundance shared
and injustice ended,
and the Church longs for unity;
Challenge us to see these two visions
as vital threads in a single tapestry;
Sharpen our wit and imagination
to weave the two together
in the footsteps of Jesus
for the life of the world
to the glory of God!

Carolyn Smyth