Golspie - Free Church of Scotland

Howell Harris and Revival

Published Monday, July 21 by gfc.

It was on the 21st July, 1773 (135 years ago today) that Howell Harris passed on from this life to the next

Information about his life and work can be found here (This was an address given by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones at a conference in 1973)

Fun Day and BBQ

Published Sunday, June 15 by gfc.

Yesterday was the Fun Day & BBQ for the Golspie, Brora, and Helmsdale churches. It was also good to have visitors from as far away as Inverness, Morayshire, Central Belt and Australia. The weather held allowing everyone to stay outdoors in the sun. The usual bouncy castle, trampoline, and other games were well used. In all it was a very enjoyable day with a laid back atmosphere.

NB See other upcoming events in the post below.

Upcoming Events

Published Wednesday, June 11 by gfc.

The following are events taking place at Golspie Free Church over the next couple of weeks.

Sat June 14th: Fun Day and BBQ from 12 noon onwards.
Sun June 15th: Everyone welcome church service and Sunday School prize giving.

Communion Services
Sat June 21th: Rev Dr Mike Bird 7.30pm
Sun June 22nd: Rev Dr Mike Bird 11.30am
Sun June 23rd: Rev Angus Lamont 6.30pm

Missions Gift Day

Published Thursday, May 29 by gfc.

Golspie Free Church are having there missions gift day this coming Saturday (31st May). It will take the form of a soup and roll lunch and there will also be some home baking, and other items, avialable for sale. The time will be 12 noon till 2pm.

General Assembly

Published Wednesday, May 21 by gfc.

The General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland which meeets in Edinburgh is currently in progress. The minister and the church's representative elder are both in attendance there. More information about the Assembly can be found on the Free Church Website.

Latin Link and HTC

Published Wednesday, April 30 by gfc.

We were pleased to have Martin Haworth speaking at our morning service on Sunday and also Daniel Paterson for the evening service. Marting is the Scottish rep for a missionary organisation called Latin Link and Daniel is currently a final year student at HTC in Dingwall. (Eric was taking the services in Gairloch).

Visit to Golspie Free Church

Published Friday, April 25 by gfc.

Golspie playgroup and Golspie Beavers have both paid a visit to Golspie Free Church in the past two weeks. The minister, Eric Paterson, showed the youngsters and their leaders around the 160 year old church and hall and explained a little about his work and what was involved in a church service.

East Sutherland Ladies Meal

Published Saturday, April 19 by gfc.

Around 30 ladies got together in Golspie last night for the annual East Sutherland Ladies Meal. The guest speakers for the evening were Sandra MacDonald and Cathy Steed who both work for the Overseas Missionary Fellowship. (OMF).

Visiting Preacher

Published Thursday, April 10 by gfc.

On Sunday 6th April the Rev Colin Dow took the services at Golspie Free Church. Colin who hails from Golspie is currently the minister of St Vincent Street free church in Glasgow.

Joint Service

Published Monday, March 24 by gfc.

Yesterday the Free Church of Scotland and St Andrews Church of Scotland joined together for their evening service. It took the form of a 'songs of praise' at the St Andrews Church and was very well attended. Many different hymns and psalms were requested and quite a few had an Easter feel to them. There were also prayers, a bible reading, and a short talk about the resurrection to complete the format of the service.

In all it was a most enjoyable evening and hopefully will be repeated again at a future date.

Easter Sunday

Published Friday, March 21 by gfc.

The morning service will be at 11.30am and there will be a soup and roll lunch afterwards. The venue will be the Free Church, Church Street, Golspie.

In the Evening there will be a joint service with St Andrews Church of Scotland - 7.00pm - and will take the form of a 'songs of praise' evening. The venue for this meeting will be at St Andrews Church, Golspie.

Published Thursday, March 13 by gfc.

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The annual congregational meeting was held last night and included the usual reports of the church activities throughout last year. The financial report was also given.

The main part of the evening however was listening to, and participating in, a presentation by Mr Andrew McNair (Covell Mathews) with regards to our church buildings and how we regard them.

The reason for this discussion is the knowledge that work will soon have to be done on the floor of the building to deal with woodworm. Because of this the question is asked, 'would it be worthwhile looking at the layout or our buildings and seeing if they could be still further improved upon to help meet the needs of present day living?

Thanks go to Mr McNair for his help in this process.

t-i-g Parent/Carer Toddler Lunch

Published Tuesday, February 26 by gfc.

Today is parent/carer toddler lunch day. Come along for a soup lunch between 12.00 noon and 1pm and also relax as the kiddos learn to sing well known choruses and nursery rhymes. The soup lunch is currently held on the last Tuesday of each month but hopefully that will be added to in time. Venue is Free Church Hall in Church Street. Can't miss the red door.

t-i-g Airlift to Raigmore

Published Saturday, February 23 by gfc.

Some photographs of the recent airlift at Golspie on Ben Bhraggie. The full story is found on the Northern Times web site.

YF - Games Night!

Published Monday, January 7 by gfc.

The youth fellowship (YF) had a games night last Friday. The usual playstation 2's and 3's featured throughout the evening. There was also the customary pizza and other snacks.

YF usually meets on a Sunday evening and is for anyone who is of Secondary school age. There are currently people from Brora and Golspie coming along but it is also open to those from other vilages. For further information contact-'e.paterson: golspiefc at gmail.com'.

A Good New Year....

Published Tuesday, January 1 by gfc.

I would just like to wish all in Golspie a happy and good new year for 2008. May we know the blessing of God upon our lives and may Jesus Christ become ever more precious to us.

Published Friday, December 7 by gfc.

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It was a pleasure to welcome Rev Neil Maclean back to Golspie Free Church last Sunday. Neil's ministry is always appreciated and it was good to meet up again. A thank you also to the Dornoch folks who also came through for the Sunday evening service.

Visit of Rev Dr Kang San Tan

Published Thursday, November 22 by gfc.

Last Sunday evening the folks of Golspie Free Church accepted the invitation to head over to Dornoch and join with them for their evening service.

The invited speaker was Rev Dr. Kang San Tan, who is Head of Mission Studies at Redcliffe College, part of Cheltenham and Gloucester University.

It is always fascinating to hear about the Christian faith from someone who belongs to a culture different to that of the 'West'.

Dr Tan did not disappoint and a thoroughly good evening was had.

Thanks to the Dornoch folks for the nosh up.