About ACTS details
ACTS is also in membership of the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches.
ACTS is one of the four national ecumenical instruments which, along with Churches Together in England (CTE), Cytun (Churches Together in Wales) and the Irish Council of Churches, comprise Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).
In consultation with the Members, the ACTS Trustees have formulated a number of policies for the organisation. These are reviewed on a regular basis. Copies of the policies are available to download below. For any further enquiries concerning the policies please contact the General Secretary. Please find below the ACTS…
There are currently seven trustees, one each from the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Church and Scottish Episcopal Church (the appointing members) and three others representing the other six Member Churches of ACTS (the electing members). There is also a Treasurer and the trustee body may co-opt a further three…
The ACTS Member Churches meet three times a year at the Members' Meeting. One of these meetings incorporates the Annual General Meeting of the Company. Convener: Miss Carole Hope Vice-Convener: Mr Paul Goldfinch Each Member Church has one Voting Representative at the Meeting. The number of delegates from each Member Church…
Core to all our activity in ACTS is the principle of being Churches Together. This is summarised in the Lund Principle adopted by the churches at the third world conference on Faith and Order (August 1952), which states that: 'the churches should act together in all matters....except those in which…
The principal officebearer of ACTS is the Convener of the Trustee Body and Members' Meeting. This post is held for two years, in turn, by a member of: the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Episcopal Church and a representative elected by the other member churches. The current Convener…
There are nine member churches of ACTS. They are listed below: Church of Scotland Congregational Federation Methodist Church in Scotland Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Roman Catholic Church Salvation Army Scottish Episcopal Church United Free Church of Scotland United Reformed Church Each of our member churches is also a member…
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.…