SO WHAT’S THE GUILD ALL ABOUT THEN ?

The 12 best bits!

Having fun, fellowship........and eating together!
Energising our 19,000 members in 850 groups from London to Unst and everywhere in between.
Raising over £750,000 every 3 years for 6 projects at home and abroad.
Bringing important issues like human trafficking and female genital mutilation to the heart of the church.
Fostering positive relationships with Crossreach, World Mission, Faith in Older People, Alternativity, National Youth Assembly and other Councils of the Church of Scotland. 
Nurturing faith in members and friends.
Coming together in thousands at major events to celebrate and showcase our fellowship.
Galvanising members to take action on local, national and international issues
Encouraging young and old to work together in the church and the community.
Providing hospitality and welcome to new people and those on the margins of communities.
Growing grass roots initiatives through practical and financial support.
Supporting the wider church to get involved with The Guild.

Impressed? Well, you should be. The Guild is often seen as an organisation for older women who are set in their ways. This could not be further from the truth as the action points listed above have shown. The Guild is now open to both men and women and often leads the way on important issues, as it did in bringing human trafficking and female genital mutilation to the attention of everyone in the church. Not very easy subjects for us to discuss but these were areas which needed highlighting and we were proud to offer our support. 

 Now to our syllabus

Our syllabus is varied and enjoyable..... at least we hope it is.