Or, at least we hope so. This is the season that begins with PENTECOST and goes right through the summer months. In some ways a quieter time in the local congregation's calendar. Welcome, then to our web site and this introduction to Morningside United Church.
Morningside United Church is a community church in the Morningside neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Scotland. We are a thriving congregation of people interested in participating in a diverse religious community in Edinburgh. Membership includes long-term residents and recent immigrants, families and singles, students, working and retired membership.
Morningside United is in the Reformed tradition. It is in membership of the United Reformed Church and the Church of Scotland and has close ecumenical associations with partner churches in our community.
We believe in an open congregation - we invite all who want to ask questions about the faith, or simply to belong to a family of loving Christian people to "come in and sit down". Inclusiveness is, we hope, for us not simply a word or a concept but just what we practise.
Behind the church there is a secret garden which was until recently a bit of a jungle. We are delighted that some folk have now taken on the task of turning this into a green and productive space. The Church School has planted potatoes, others have planted shrubs and trees and flowers.
On Trinity Sunday, Jenny Williams, Marianna Clyde and Mike Hall led a time of prayer and reflection - at which we asked a blessing on the work done and the work that remained to be done.
Some of the Church School got involved too with a watering can!
As part of the Centenary Conference - Edinburgh 2010 - to mark 100 years since the famous Edinburgh Conference that changed the face of the world church, and among other things led to the formation of the World Council of Churches - we were delighted to welcome guests at MUC. From the left: Rose (a member of MUC), Theodore from WCC Staff, Geneva, Sarah from Zambia, Roy from the USA, McDonald from Malawi and Lori from Canada.
[It was a day of reunions: not only was Revd McDonald Kadawati Rose's minister from years ago in Malawi - but Dr Roy Medley and John Smith were room mates when they both studied in Geneva - and were catching up after 37 years. Roy is now the Executive Secretary of American Baptist Churches.]
A great time was had by all! Big and small!
Behind the church there is a secret garden which was until recently a bit of a jungle. We are delighted that some folk have now taken on the task of turning this into a green and productive space. The Church School has planted potatoes, others have planted shrubs and trees and flowers.
