Around the world: in Scotland
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Bible Guides
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Bible Ministries/Cards
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Camps / Holidays
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Campsites
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Children & Youth Ministry Training
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Holiday Activities
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Neighbourhood Clubs
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Online Ministry
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Other Ministry Resources
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Prayer Ministry
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Schools Ministry
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Values Education
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Work with those 'at risk'
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Work with those with 'special needs'
Ministry snapshots from Scotland
We are very grateful that primary and secondary schools in Scotland largely remain open to the ministry of SU. Recently the Scottish government stated: ‘we recognise the substantial and enduring influence of the Christian faith in transforming and inspiring Scotland's people and culture. Faith-based education and religious observance have an important part to play in the development of our young people’.
It means SU groups run in about 17% of Scottish schools, with many more welcoming SU staff and volunteers into schools to lead events at Christmas and Easter. We are delighted by the growth of Bible Alive which takes children through an overview of the Bible story in six weekly lessons. One child commented ‘Every Thursday morning I just could not wait to get to school’.
SU Scotland Holidays (‘camps’) still attract around 2,000 children and young people each year at Easter, throughout the summer and in October. We are hugely blessed to have five sites which host most of these events. Three of these are also very busy throughout the rest of the year with school residentials.
We faced decline in numbers at our Holidays after the year 2000 but the last few years have shown some reversal of the trend. Part of that is due to renewed conviction about the spiritual impact of residential ministry and partly it is varying the offering. We have increased the number of our Creative Arts camps (including Drama, Voice, Comedy) and we have introduced more specialised streams to our Activity camps (including Canoe Adventure, Mountain Biking and Sailing). We have also added some Family Camps to our more traditional list of events. The reversal of the trend in numbers is also partly it is due to new partnerships with more churches as well as enabling children with family members who are affected by imprisonment or refugee families to enjoy a holiday with us.
We are deeply grateful for the influence of SU camps across Scotland. Regularly we meet people across the Christian Church in Scotland who remember attending SU camps. Young people often identify an experience at an SU camp as being fundamental to their coming to faith. We want to live up to that heritage, prayerfully seeking God’s guidance in all that we do.
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Contact Details
People
Leadership
Chairperson: Jim Dewar
Treasurer: Sally Sydserff
Chief Executive: Robin MacLellan
PA to CE: Gail McLay
Director of Residential’s & and Resources: Robin MacLellan
Director of Development: Jackie Ringan
Director of National Ministries: Dave Rickards
Associate Director of Centres: Paul Bayton
Head Office Staff
Prayer & Church Partnerships Coordinator: Elizabeth McDowall
IT Coordinator: Noel Slevin
Human Resources Manager: Jane Lloyd
Human Resources Adviser: Nicola Affleck
Support Development Manager: John Mowat
Communications and Marketing Manager: Gillian Aitken
Finance Manager: Susan Wylie
Holidays Manager: Chris Macrae
Assistant Holidays Manager: Graeme Stangoe
Volunteers Manager: Janice Aitken
Volunteers Administrator: Alastair Colquhoun
Gap Year Coordinator: Kirsten Thomson (volunteer)
Young Leaders Development Coordinator: David Clipston
Lendrick Muir Staff
Centre Director: Marek Homoncik
Asst Facilities Manager: Andy Walker
Office Manager: Ruth Stothard
Schools Programme Manager: Rachel Luxton
Activities Manager: Fraser Morrison
Catering Manager: Rhoda Broadley
House Manager: Louise Slowman
Alltnacriche Staff
Operations Manager: David Moss
Gowanbank Staff
Centre Directors: Sylvia Campbell & Colin Campbell
Regional Ministries Team
Team Leader (East): Angus Moyes
Team Leader (West): Kenny McKie
Team Leader (North): Gordon Roy
Regional Workers
Borders: John Allan
Dumfries and Galloway: Owain Evans
Dundee & Angus: Susie Ford
East & West Dunbartonshire: Kenny McKie
North East & Shetland Isles: Cheri Young / Pamela Sloan
Highlands and Islands: Colin Carmichael
Renfrewshire, E Renfrewshire, Inverclyde & Argyll: Jenny Hamill / Lynn Hamilton
Ayrshire: Carol Baird
Perth, Kinross & Fife: Bruce Lockhart
Stirling and Clackmannanshire: Gordon Roy
East and Midlothian: ML Stone
West Lothian and Falkirk: Gavin Thomson
Edinburgh Schools Team: Zonya Bewick, Lesley Crawford
Independent Schools East: Jenny Thomson
Lanarkshire: Valerie Sim
Glasgow: Craig Morris
Independent Schools (West & Central): Lyndsey Cole
Missions Development Manager: Tim Raynes
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All about Scotland
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Population
5,373,000
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Religion
Christian 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, Other 1.6%, Unspecified or none 23.1%
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Population under 15
17.3%
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Official language
English