Special Presbytery Collection in March for Training Men for the Ministry

Presbytery decided to repeat the three special collections in 2020 throughout our congregations for (i) training men for ministry, (ii) the work in The Gambia, and (iii) supporting North Edinburgh and Stranraer. The most recent collection (end of 2019) for North Edinburgh and Stranraer raised £6,255. Presbytery is thankful for the Lord’s continuing provision and care. Peter Loughridge and Stephen Steele, on behalf of the congregations, would like to say “a very sincere thank you to the wider denomination for this kind financial support. We are very thankful too for your prayers and encouragement and interest in how God is working in each place, and this recent special offering is a very real and practical outworking of that ongoing support.”

The next collection will be taken in March (DV) and is for training men for the ministry. We currently have two men under care of Presbytery, Ian Gillies and Sylvester Konteh. The cost to Presbytery in 2019 was over £20,000 of which £6,137.50 came from the Presbytery-wide collection. “He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully” (2 Cor. 9:6).