Holy Trinity Church

Students at HT – Serving Opportunities

Students at HT are encouraged to be part of Rooted, our group for young adults (18 to 30). We know that many students are away from home, and value a church that is more like a family than a city centre church. There are also many opportunities to serve; from music, to youth and children’s…

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Beta

After ALPHA then what? The BETA Course is a 7 week Course for those wanting to go deeper and discover what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Please contact us for further information.

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Mission Partners

Holy Trinity gives financial support to the following Christian Charities and Mission organisations: Bethany Christian TrustBethany is our local Charity that seeks to end homelessness in Scotland – one person at a time. They have been providing excellent care for the homeless and vulnerable in our city for the past 40 years. Blythswood Care Shoebox…

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What to Expect

Our services are full of life and informal so no need to dress up. We spend time greeting one another, praising God, praying and listening to God’s word. Most important to us is entering and experiencing His presence with thanksgiving.  In the morning children come back into the service at the end and share what…

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Morning Service 10:30 am

Our services are open for anyone wishing to attend. The services are live streamed on Facebook and YouTube. An opportunity for the Church family to come together to worship God and hear from His Word.   During the morning service the babies and toddlers, children and teenagers have their own groups where they worship and…

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How can we help?

Please contact the Church Office for enquiries or bookings: 1-2 Hailesland PlaceEdinburghEH14 2SLT: 0131 442 3304E: admin@holytrinitywesterhailes.org.uk Or you can send us a message using the form below. Jump to: CAP Debt AdviceCAP Job ClubCAP Money CourseCounsellingFoodbank Funerals The Rev. Ian MacDonald and the Rev. Rita Welsh are able to conduct a Christian funeral or…

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Evening Service 6:30 pm

Our Evening services are now running normally. An informal and lively service open to all who want to go deeper with God. During the service there are opportunities for ministry, testimony, praise and the preaching of God’s Word.

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Rwanda Missions Partnership

Rwanda PartnershipHoly Trinity has had a long standing partnership with The Living Church in Rwanda, organising regular mission trips, training pastors and raising funds for planting new churches and supporting leaders through micro-financing. Further information is available from Bill Thomson. Highlights from our Summer 2023 Mission Team visit: – see short clip below Since the…

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Worship Songs

A selection of videos of recent songs, with lyrics, that we have used during worship at Holy Trinity Wester Hailes

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Statement of Faith

We believe in the central doctrines of the Christian Faith as found in the written Word of God, the Bible. We also accept its subordinate standard, the Westminster Confession of Faith, while granting liberty of opinion in those matters that do not enter into the substance of the faith. The substance of the faith is…

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Vision

Our Vision is to be a Word and Spirit Church. By proclaiming God’s Word and honouring the gift and the gifts of the Holy Spirit we aim to make disciples of Jesus to bring salvation and healing to the community of Wester Hailes and beyond. We have 4 Vision Values that guide all we do…

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Giving

Giving to Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity uses its income for two main purposes the Church and the Community. We run the church building week by week covering the cost of salaries, heating, lighting, and maintaining the church and halls in good repair. We pay for these things from our General Fund. We are part of the Wester Hailes community…

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Kirk Session / Board

The Kirk Session comprises the Senior Minister and Elders of the congregation. They have a key leadership role in the life of our congregation and serve in a variety of leadership roles. Eldership in the Church of Scotland Kirk Session Minutes Congregational Board The Congregational Board is responsible for the financial and property affairs of…

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Church Structure and Governance

The Church of Scotland is the national Church in Scotland with various decision making bodies. The General Assembly meets once a year to make national decisions. Local Presbyteries make decisions for a number of local parishes – Holy Trinity is part of Edinburgh Presbytery. At the local level, Holy Trinity follows the Quoad Sacra (or…

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Team

Meet the team at Holy Trinity

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