The Rev John Cairns Christie has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), the country's largest Christian denomination.

The Church of Scotland has released images of a church made entirely from beer cans, tyres and shipping containers - proudly proclaiming the building to be complete rubbish.

The Church of Scotland is planning substantial financial investment in new forms of church life. At its upcoming General Assembly, the Kirk's Ministries Council will outline plans to devote £1.5 million over five years to 'emerging ministries'.

An influential group of ministers in Scotland's largest Protestant church has said that its clergy and congregations have been "sinfully" intolerant of gays and lesbians in its ranks.