article_snippet.sent: The next moderator of Church has claimed Church is ‘literally dying’ because of falling congregation numbers.
article_snippet.sent: The Rev David Robertson said the departure of ministers and ‘concerns’ over issues such as same-sex marriage are linked to a ‘theological and moral decline’ in the Kirk.
article_snippet.sent: The Dundee minister, who will become Moderator next month, made the remarks on The Rev David Robertson blog site The Wee Flea as Church Scotland prepares to hold the General Assembly 2015 in Church Church has seen modest growth over six years, with about 13,000 people currently attending services.
article_snippet.sent: The Rev David Robertson said the Kirk the Kirk is losing ‘around 16,000 members per year’.
article_snippet.sent: But Church Scotland yesterday hit back, saying Church remains one of the country’s ‘largest and most robust organisations’.