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The Logo of the Church of Scotland Guild<\/p><\/div>\n

The Guild was founded in 1887 by Rev Dr Archibald Charteris as the Church of Scotland Women\u2019s Guild. \u00a0Charteris\u2019 aim was for \u201ca movement of all the willing women workers in a parish, old and young, rich and poor, for mutual help and united action\u201d. <\/em>Within years there were 29,000 members in 400 branches. \u00a0Membership reached a peak of over 160,000 in the 1950’s.<\/p>\n

In 1997, membership was opened to men and the name was changed to the Church of Scotland Guild. \u00a0Membership is open to all who support the Guild\u2019s aim:<\/p>\n

“The Church of Scotland Guild is a movement within the Church of Scotland which invites and encourages both women and men to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and enables them to express their faith in worship, prayer and action.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Today the Church of Scotland Guild is one of Scotland\u2019s largest voluntary organisations with around 30,000 members.<\/p>\n

Annual themes encourage guilds to plan their programmes more effectively. \u00a0The theme for 2021\/22 is Lights & Bushels… <\/strong><\/em>the program is shown below.<\/p>\n

Burnhead Parish Church Guild meet every Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm in the Church Extension and is open to all to attend.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for The Church of Scotland Guild Website.<\/p>\n

Lights and Bushels: 2021\/22 Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n