Balerno Parish Church

15/10/2026

Sunday October 18th 09.45 am
Church Service - followed by a meeting of the Congregation.

Loving God
whose Son Jesus
is the way, the truth and the life;
lead us on your way,
set free by your truth
sharing together, your deathless life ...
for the good of all, Amen.

15/10/2026

Congregational Meeting - October 18th 2026

As announced in church on Sundays October 4th and 11th,
a meeting of the congregation will be held in Balerno Parish Church on Sunday the eighteenth day of October 2026 at the close of public worship. (Service commences at 09.45am)

It will consider a Basis of Union with Currie Kirk and a Basis of Reviewable Charge for the united congregation. And if so resolved, to approve.

13/10/2026

24/09/2026

Balerno linked with Currie Church of Scotland

Sunday September 27th 10.30 a.m. Balerno Parish Church

A time to:

Worship the God of Life -
“Come all you People, come praise your Maker”

Be fed on the Bread of Life -
“Come to the table of grace”
A Celebration of Holy Communion

Hear the Word of Life -
“Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
and you that have no money, come, buy and eat!”

There will be a presentation of the work of Compassion UK and the service will be followed afterwards by tea and coffee in the St Joseph Centre.

Tender and Compassionate God,
who calls the hungry and the thirsty to come to you
and be fed on food without price,
we turn to you, full yet unsatisfied
needing the true Bread that comes from heaven
Jesus, the Bread of Life. Amen.

15/09/2026

29/08/2026

Worship times at Balerno linked with Currie Church of Scotland
Sunday 30th August
- services are at 09.30am in Balerno and 11.15am in Currie
From Sunday 6th September
- Services are at 09.45am in Balerno and 11.00 in Currie
- Joint service 10.30am on the last Sunday of the month, alternating between the two churches.

27/08/2026

Kirk Session

The Kirk Sessions of Balerno l/w Currie met on Monday August 24th.

Each Session voted on the matter of union of Balerno Parish Church and Currie Kirk and the tenure of the new charge.

The votes recorded were as follows:

For Union: Currie 15, Balerno 11 (1 abstention)
Against Union: Currie 0, Balerno 3

For Reviewable Tenure: Currie 15, Balerno 13
Against Reviewable Tenure: Currie 0, Balerno 2

Total number of voters: 30

The next step will be to hold congregational votes and the dates of these will be announced in due course. Prior to which each member of the congregations will receive appropriate documentation.