Christian Aid is in the DNA of the Scottish churches. All the Scottish sponsoring churches have been involved since Christian Aid's inception and there is a high degree of recognition in Scotland of its existence and respect for its development work, even among those who are not connected to churches.
The Church of Scotland parishes thoughout Scotland support us during Christian Aid Week and through year-round prayer and campaign actions. Christian Aid also works in close partnership with both the World Mission Council and the Church and Society Council.
The Scottish Episcopal Church is part of the world-wide Anglican Communion, with seven historic dioceses covering the whole of Scotland, and works closely with Christian Aid.
The SEC recently entered into a partnership with the United Reformed Church (URC) and the Methodist Church in Scotland.
These two churches are the Scottish expression of UK-wide churches. Though comparatively small in numbers they share the same commitment to social justice as their counterparts in the rest of the UK. The URC has its own link to Christian Aid through Commitment for Life.
Scotland's ecumenical body is Action for Churches Together in Scotland. The Congregational Federation, the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), the Salvation Army and the United Free Church of Scotland are all members of ACTS and though smaller in number, are long-established and play an important role in Scottish church life. They are all member churches of Christian Aid.
The Baptist Union of Scotland with around 14,000 members, is not part of ACTS (nor of the Baptist Union of Great Britain) but is a member church of Christian Aid.
If you would like to know more about Christian Aid's work with the churches, take part in a prayer or reflection or look at our church resources, then visit our churches homepage for Christian Aid UK.
For more information about Christian Aid Scotland's work with churches contact Wendy Young in the Glasgow office: glasgow@christian-aid.org
