Golspie - Free Church of Scotland

Gaelic Service

Published Friday, March 6 by gfc.

Last Sunday the Gaelic language was to be heard for the first time in many a long years from within the walls of the Free Church of Scotland in Golspie. The Rev Kenny MacDonald led the worship at a special service in the afternoon and people from far and near attended, approximately 50 in total. Afterwards, a cup of tea was enjoyed and hopefully a few conversations not only about the Gaelic language but also the message which Kenny gave.

The singing was another feature that was enjoyed and a little English was also employed to help any non Gaelic speakers.

Hopefully this service is one which may be repeated in the near future.

Communion Services

Published Tuesday, November 4 by gfc.

The following are the services for the upcoming communion season:

Friday 7th November, 7.30pm: Rev John Sterret (Golspie St Andrews)

Saturday 8th November, 7.30pm: Rev Angus MacRae (Dingwall FC)

Sunday 9th November, 11.30am: Rev Angus MacRae (Dingwall FC)
Sunday 9th November, 6.30pm: Rev Angus MacRae (Dingwall FC)

Published Tuesday, October 28 by gfc.

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It was a pleasure to have 'An La' (BBC Alba - Mhari and Debbie) visiting Golspie FC both yesterday and today. This came about due to a letter written by Rev Kenny MacDonald, to the church's monthly magazine (Monthly Record), regarding the plight of the church in the Highlands. He was interviewed about his letter and then some filming was done of the Golspie Craft Group and then the next day at the Soup and Sing lunch held in the church hall. (parent/carer & toddlers)

The news programme An La will be covering the story on this evenings news programme at 8pm. (BBC ALBA) It can also be viewed on An La's i player tomorrow as well.

Click here to watch the programme

Pity I don't speak Gaelic!

RNLI and Church Services

Published Sunday, October 26 by gfc.

There was a request from the RNLI for churches to give support to them on the 150th anniversary of their first boat in Scotland at Fraserburgh. The churches in both Golspie and Brora recognised this and made their theme for the day a sea faring one. Prayers were made for those involved and for those who had lost loved ones in the past, especially those from the Fraserburgh area. A collection was also taken at the end of each service.

The need to be saved by someone is also a message central to the bibles teaching, that Jesus Christ came into the world in order to save and bring life! (John 3:16)

Interim Moderator

Published Friday, September 26 by gfc.

From the 1st October Eric Paterson will be interim moderator for the Brora (Clyne) Free Church.

Kenny and Rita

Published Sunday, September 21 by gfc.

It has been great to have Kenny and Rita (MacDonald) moving into Golspie and worshipping with the Golspie congregation. Also a real bonus is their willingness to be involved - Kenny especially on the preaching front. From October Kenny will be alternating (preaching DV) between the Brora and Golspie Congregations.

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.