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, Clackmannanshire, 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 of Scotland 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.Â
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.
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Notes from the Presbytery Clerk
News, reflections, and the occasional seaside thought from John Ferguson.
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Presbytery of Perth
The Presbytery of Perth consists of 103
Church of Scotland congregations.
Rt Rev Gordon Kennedy, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has shared a prayer in response to the deadly flash floods which devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet earlier this week.
The Church of Scotland has well established links with Nepal, opening its first mission station in the region in the 1870s, and later as one of the founders of the inter-denominational United Mission to Nepal (UMN) in 1954.
Mr Kennedy said:
God of grace and mercy,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
We depend upon your grace,
We plead for your mercy.
Be quickly at work for the people of Nepal.
Following the tragic flooding in Nepal,
We pray for all who are bereaved,
that they will know your comfort.
We pray for all who are injured,
that they will know your healing.
We pray for all who have lost homes and whole communities,
that they will be upheld in your strong hands.
We pray for all those working to provide aid for those in need,
Clean water and sustaining food,
Safe shelter and warm clothing,
A hand to hold and someone to cry with.
Be with all those agencies working to support and care for all who are in need.
Give us generous hearts to give what we can,
Give us praying hearts to hold the people of Nepal before you,
Give us hearts broken with your love for your people.
God of grace and mercy,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Be powerfully at work in Nepal,
Do your sovereign work of grace and mercy,
We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
United Mission to Nepal is responding to the crisis by working with partner agencies to provide essential food and other urgently needed supplies to families in the badly affected Dhading and Rasuwa Districts.
UMN initially hopes to support some 1,000 families affected by the disaster.
Donations can be made through UMN’s TrustBridge giving page: givingspace.trustbridgeglobal.com/project/1383517f-f6ab-431f-8b83-4ff1a3919b6e/eng/summary
Other agencies, including Christian Aid Scotland, British Red Cross and UNICEF UK have also launched appeals for support.
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Upcoming events
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 1st  September 2026
7pm
Connections Lunch
Lecropt Parish Church Hall, Bridge of Allan
Connections lunches provide an opportunity to meet with friends from other congregations.Â
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
12-2pmÂ
Connections Lunch
Arbroath: St Andrew’s Church Hall
Connections lunches provide an opportunity to meet with friends from other congregations.Â
Thursday 24th September 2026
12-2pmÂ
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Saturday 7th November 2026
10.30 am
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Saturday 6th February 2027
10.30 am
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Thursday 6th May 2027
7 pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 22nd June 2027
7 pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Tuesday 7th September 2027
7 pm
Presbytery Meeting
In person at St. Matthew’s Church, Perth, and online. Zoom details will be sent out.
Saturday 6th November 2027
10.30 am