Millerston Church - The Church by the Loch

02/07/2026

Summer holidays are here, and our Cheery Cup drop-in is on each Friday morning, from 10.30 to 12.30. So if you're in the area of Hogganfield Loch any Friday and fancy some tea or coffee and home baking, along with some good company you're very welcome to, erm, drop in.

02/07/2026

Summer holidays are here, and the Cheery Cup drop-in will be open each Friday morning from 10.30 to 12.30. So if you're in the area of Hogganfield Loch any Friday, you're very welcome to, erm, drop in 😀.

12/06/2026

The World Cup has started, in case you hadn't noticed. And so all over the country Christians, especially those who don't like football, are bracing themselves for a flurry of tenuous or downright bad football analogies and illustrations cropping up in sermons. We'll try to limit ourselves to one here, as we think about the church this week and ask the question "Who are we?". You're welcome to join us in person or online this Sunday at 11 00 am, if only to see if you've guessed the illustration correctly
Meanwhile, for those who don't like football, here's a picture of our new pulpit fall...

23/05/2026

This Sunday, May 24th, is Pentecost Sunday. It’s the day when churches around the world celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, as God comes to live among His people, and indeed, to bring His new people, the church, into being. So in our service this Sunday we’ll be celebrating the day the church was born, and celebrating the gift of God’s Holy Spirit to the church as a whole and to each individual follower of Jesus. At Christmas we often speak of Jesus as Immanuel, God with us. From Pentecost onwards, with the coming of the Spirit, we can know not just God with us in Jesus, but God dwelling in us, closer than we can imagine. We’ll be reflecting on this wonderful truth, the source of new life and transforming power, in our service this Sunday, and all are welcome to come and join us.

25/04/2026

Have you ever messed up and let down someone really badly? Or maybe it's something we've done that we just know is wrong? The shame and guilt of these things can be overwhelming. And truth be told, all of us will have things like that, things that we feel terrible about, and would love to be free of. Well, we can't change what we have done, but we can find both forgiveness and freedom. In our worship serivce this Sunday, April 26th, we'll be thinking about a conversation between Jesus and his friend Peter, by Lake Galilee, over a picnic after a night of fishing. And in that conversation, which took place a few days afgter Jesus' resurrection, we can find the path to freedom for each of us. If you'd like to join us at 11.00 am you'll be very welcome. You can also join in our services online via Zoom - just let us know if you'd like to join any Sunday, and we'll send you a link. Finding freedom...

18/04/2026

How does Jesus' resurrection help us cope with disappointment and loss? There's a story in the Bible of two people walking from Jerusalem down to a village called Emmaus, just after Jesus' death. They were two of his followers, but as far as they were concerned, his death meant the end of all their hopes. Disappointment and loss fill their hearts...until they encounter Jesus, risen and alive, which in the end changes everything. This Sunday, April 19th, we're going to be thinking about this story, and how encountering Jesus can help us deal with our own disappointments and losses. If you'd like to join us, either in person or online, you'll be very welcome. (If you'd like to join us online via Zoom, just ask and we'll send you the link.)

11/04/2026

ALIVE is an Easter series which looks at five different people from the New Testament who encountered the risen Jesus and whose lives were transformed by that encounter. It also introduces us to people today who have encountered Jesus in their own lives, and who have experienced a similar transformation, finding love, hope, peace, freedom, and a new purpose in Christ. Throughout April, in our Sunday services and in some of our midweek meetings, we'll be thinking about these stories and encounters, and seeing how we too might be changed as we encounter Jesus, perhaps for the first time or in a fresh way. Here's a taster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWnp57gOGw

So, if you'd like to explore for yourself what it means for Jesus to be alive and for you to meet him, you're very welcome to join us, either in person or via Zoom (just get in touch and we'll send you a link.) This Sunday, April 12th, we're looking at the story of Mary Magdalene.

Am I ALIVE?How can someone die, rise from the dead and affect our happiness and wellbeing today? The ALIVE series goes on a journey to meet Jesus’ first and...

08/04/2026

Although Easter Sunday has passed, and the Easter bank holiday weekend is over, along with Christians around the world, we're still celebrating Jesus' resurrection and reflecting on what it means, for each of us and for the world. One of the things we're encouraging people to do is to try reading a Gospel (especially if you're on holiday at the moment or have a bit of down time), to see for themselves who Jesus is, what he did, what he claimed, and how people responded to him. These stories of Jesus have been changing lives for two thousand years, as people encounter not just words about Jesus, but Jesus himself, the one who has defeated death, and who offers forgiveness and new life to all who trust in him. If you're passing the church just help yourself to one of the Gospels that are sitting in the display box on the fence outside, or drop into our Cheery Cup cafe on a Friday morning and find one there (along with some good coffee and home baking). And in our services throughout April we'll be looking at some of those who encountered Jesus soon after his resurrection, and hearing the stories of some people in our own day who have had a similar life-changing encounter. So, why not take some time to think a bit more about Easter, and what it could mean for you.

04/04/2026

This Sunday, April 5th, Christians all over the world will celebrate Easter - the most significant event in history. On Good Friday we remembered the death of Jesus, our representative before God, the one who takes our place and dies the death that should be ours, the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. And on Easter Sunday, we celebrate His glorious resurrection, the source of hope, the proof that death is beaten, and for all who will make Jesus Lord of their lives, the assurance of sins forgiven and the promise of life everlasting.

Sadly we've had to take the decision not to proceed with our open-air service by the loch, as Storm Dave is likely to make that too unwise. But at 11.00 am we have an all-age celebration of Jesus' resurrection, when we'll be thinking about how God surprises us, and turns our sadness and disappointment into joy and hope. Alongside our hymns and reflections on this amazing and true story, there will be activities for creative folk to make things, and to share our own thoughts on the significance of Easter for us. There'll be a light lunch afterwards. If you'd like to join us for this, you'll be very welcome.

And if you're at or near Hogganfield Loch on Saturday 4th, beween 10.30 and around 12.00 noon, some of us will be down there, opposite our knitbombed trees, with wee Easter eggs and greeting cards, so feel free to come by and grab one

03/04/2026

This weekend,Christians all over the world will celebrate Easter - the most significant event in history. On Good Friday we remember the death of Jesus, our representative before God, the one who takes our place and dies the death that should be ours, the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. And on Easter Sunday, we celebrate His glorious resurrection, the source of hope, the proof that death is beaten, and for all who will make Jesus Lord of their lives, the assurance of sins forgiven and the promise of life everlasting.

We have a service in the church on Good Friday evening, April 3rd, at 7.30 pm, when we trace the story of Jesus from his last supper with his disciples through his betrayal and sham trial, and onto his crucifixion and death. The church is also open this morning when our Cheery Cup drop-in is on, between 10.30 and 12.30, for quiet prayer and reflection, so anybody who would like to spend some time there is welcome - enter through the small hall.

On Saturday morning, some of us will be down by Hogganfield loch with some Easter eggs and greetings cards to give away, so if you're passing, there's one for you.

On Easter Sunday morning we'll have a joint open air service with some of the other local churches at the beach area at the loch at 9.00 am. (It's just possible that Storm Dave will prevent this, so please check here for updates.)

Then at 11.00 am we have an all-age celebration of Jesus' resurrection, when we'll be thinking about how God surprises us, and turns our sadness and disappointment into joy and hope. There'll be a light lunch afterwards. If you'd like to join us for this or any of our Easter activities, you'll be very welcome.