The Presbytery of Perth is part of the Church of Scotland and serves a wide and wonderfully varied area, covering the council areas of Stirling, Perth and Kinross, Dundee and Angus.
Our congregations are found in all kinds of places — from vibrant cities and towns to rural villages, farmland, coastal communities, and the beautiful mountains and glens of this part of Scotland.
Across the Presbytery there are 103 congregations, each one unique, with its own story, community, and way of serving God and the people around them.
The role of Presbytery is to support the gathered life of the Church in this area. We seek to resource and encourage local congregations as they worship, pray, learn, care for one another and serve their communities in the name of Christ.
Presbytery also helps congregations stay connected to the wider Church, offering encouragement, oversight and practical support to ministers, elders and members so that churches can flourish in their local context.
Message from the presbytery Clerk
Presbytery is here to support our congregations.
You can contact us via the details below and we will be glad to assist you.
Presbytery of Perth
Suite F3, Riverview House,
Friarton Road, Perth PH2 8DF
Tel. +44(0)7596 868064
Scottish Charity No. SC014528
In Focus
These are some of our Presbytery priorities.
Mission
Mission is sharing the good news of God’s love for the world in Jesus Christ. Find out more and resources here.
Safeguarding
What you need to know about safeguarding, training levels, courses and the presbytery safeguarding register.
Training
For upcoming Presbytery training opportunities, click here.
Digital Ministry
Digital ministry is part of the Church’s calling to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Find out more.
Chaplaincy Support
Presbytery Chaplains are here to support ministry staff.
Contact them here.
News and Stories
Updates, announcements, and reflections from across the Presbytery.
Click here for our Weekly Newsletter - The Friday Roundup
Notes from the Presbytery Clerk
News, reflections, and the occasional seaside thought from John Ferguson.
New Website and Giving Thanks for Session Clerks
I am really pleased to be able to contribute a few thoughts to our new Presbytery website. The first thing I would like to do is thank Karen Kelman for the many hours of work she has put into...
Online Gathering
Catch up on recent updates, community moments and worship from our Presbytery online.
Presbytery of Perth
The Presbytery of Perth consists of 103
Church of Scotland congregations.
This is a reflection on Emmaus Rd we have on our Presbytery YouTube channel. It begins with the song Knowing You Jesus—one I chose because it was during this song, many years ago, that I had my own “Emmaus Road” moment, when I first realised who Jesus was in a proper 'burning heart' moment! (I recorded the footage for that song in Islay- so not our Presbytery...) But I also filmed in Glen Lyon from our Presbytery area - because Sir Walter Scott described it as the "longest, loneliest and loveliest glen " - which is not a bad description of the Emmaus rd experience, so Glen Lyon felt like a fitting stand in.
Glad Presbytery of Lothian & Borders Presbytery have posted this.
“We’re confused. We’re lost. We may be given to despair at times in the gloom of the events of the world right now. But it’s our task to see the presence of Jesus amongst us today. And it’s our task to proclaim afresh, for our generation and in our community, that all is not lost and that Christ is present and has promised to be with us to the end of the age.”
— Dean Richard Sewell, St.George's College Jerusalem
These words, spoken from the remains of the Roman Emmaus Rd where Jesus walked with confused and grieving people after the resurrection, feel very apt just now.
We have a new Youtube Channel here, please subscribe! It is an online space for shared worship and stories from across our Presbytery.
Upcoming events
Visit of the Moderator to our Presbytery
6th-10th May
More details to follow
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Thursday 7th May
7pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 23rd June
7pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 8th September
7pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 7th November
7pm