When Churches Merge - 'a coming together of God’s people for this missional moment' By Manoj Raithatha Following the merger of two Baptist churches in 2024, minister Manoj Raithatha has written a book reflecting on all aspects of the process, including the covenant...
This Advent, discover how Strathendrick Baptist Church created an intentional prayer space right at the heart of the local community! Susan shares with us the creative way the church has developed their initial prayer event ideas and integrated them into a local high...
FBBI Gathering 2025: Reflections from Wales By Marc Fraser, BUS Invest & Increase Assistant At the end of October, Ali and I travelled down to Wales to take part in the Fellowship of Baptists in Britain and Ireland (FBBI) gathering. If you’ve not heard of FBBI...
Open Heart Church, Ukraine: Update Autumn 2025 As a family of Scottish Baptist churches we support Open Heart Church, Ukraine, which is led by Pastor Yura Fedoryuk, who serves there with his wife Nina and children Emiliya & Benjamin. We would encourage you to read...
Praying Across Scotland! 24/7 Week, National prayer gathering and voices from every corner of Scotland! By Rev Lisa Holmes, BUS National team "Ephesians 6:18 reminds us: "Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind,...
Seeing and sharing stories of what God is doing around the BUS network is one of the most encouraging and inspiring aspects of being part of our family of churches, and many of your churches share updates on social media! Here is a small window into some of the...
STAFF CHANGES This summer, after ten years of service, our General Director, Martin Hodson, felt the call to move on from his role with the Baptist Union of Scotland. During his time in post, he has led with wisdom and steadiness through significant seasons, including...
The Beginning of a New Chapter By Dr Graham Meiklejohn, Lecturer & Academic Director (Scottish Baptist College) "I have worked at the Scottish Baptist College now for 10 years and every year the start of term is exciting. Part of my remit as Academic Director is...
A NEW SEASON IN NAIRN- The Opening of our Space on the High Street By Jonathan Turner, Minister at Nairn Baptist Church "Some may remember a short prayer video that I made when we were in the stage of hope that Nairn Baptist Church could have a leased property on the...
Christine Drummond is one of three 'Roofbreaker disability champions' from Peebles Baptist Church, working to break down barriers for people who live with disability, illness or impairments. Through the Roof is a registered charity that exists to Transform lives...