The Kirk plans to ordain lay members because it cannot find ministers for one in six of its parishes.. Senior officials at the Church of Scotland yesterday confirmed what they called a “bold experiment” to turn parishioners into fully-fledged preachers for the first time since the Reformation. The move breaks with the centuries-old tradition of... Continue Reading

A growing number of churches are joining together against the ordination of a gay minister in Scotland. The Church of Scotland appointed Scott Rennie, a divorced father-of-one who lives with his homosexual partner, as minister of a church in Aberdeen in July. Now a group of like-minded congregations set up to oppose the move says... Continue Reading

The Church of Scotland has approved the appointment of an openly homosexual minister – the latest case of tensions over sexuality to prompt division in the Anglican Communion. The church’s ruling body voted May 23, 2009 by 326 to 267 to support the appointment of the Rev. Scott Rennie, 37, who was previously married to... Continue Reading