# Shawbost Free Church of Scotland

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC038184
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** May 29, 2007
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC038184


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 New Shawbost
- **Postcode:** HS2 9BG
- **Website:** Shawbostfreechurch.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;

**What the charity does:** We are a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland located on the West Side of the Island of Lewis serving the villages of Shawbost, Bragar and Arnol.  There are church services every Sunday, one in the morning and one in the evening along with an evening Gaelic service once a month in Bragar.  There are also weekly Prayer Meetings each Wednesday.  Communion services take place twice a year which include services on a Friday and a Saturday. A Sunday School takes place during the morning service on a Sunday during term time and various fellowships take place from time to time.  The church also provides funeral services, weddings and baptisms as requested.  From time to time we have retiring collections to support various Christian Organisations and those in our congregation facing difficulties.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;,&#x27;Other charities or voluntary bodies&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Congregation aims to maintain the public worship of God and to foster Christian fellowship. to evangelise the local area by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, to exercise pastoral care and practical compassion for those in need. to uphold and further the interests of the Free Church of Scotland. and to participate in the worldwide promotion of Christian fellowship and the advancement of the Christian faith. All the business and proceedings of the Congregation shall be conducted in accordance with the constitution of the Free Church of Scotland, under the supervision of the Presbytery of the bounds, and in terms of the Acts, deliverances or directions of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Western Isles
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood







