Congregational Life in Wartime

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The beginning of a new year provides an opportunity to look back on the year that’s now past. Here’s a report from our own congregation written in early 1941, looking back at church life in the midst of World War II, with services taking place during black-outs and 20+ of the congregation’s young men serving in the armed forces, one of whom was a prisoner of war in Germany.

Report of Session, 1940

The year 1940 has now closed and as a Session we would look back over our Church life in that year.

We would acknowledge first of all our deepest gratitude to Him who is our King and Head for his continued goodness to us. “The Lord of us hath mindful been.” [Psalm 115 v 12, Scottish Metrical Version]

The storm of war still surrounds us, and great damage has been done to many parts of our land, but God in His goodness has thus far spared us the destruction and sorrow that air-raids bring.

To read more of this report, click here.