Our Aims and Purposes

Our Aims

The aims of Sacred Scotland are:

  • To promote spiritual understanding in a multi-denominational context by enabling the public to appreciate all buildings designed for worship and active as living churches.
  • To promote the common purpose of mission by opening our churches and welcoming visitors tourists and pilgrims.
  • To advance the education of the public in the history, art, architecture and traditions of our church buildings of all denominations in Scotland.
  • To advance the church as a focal point in the community, and to encourage cooperation among the churches themselves and between them and their local communities.
  • To publish details of member churches, their services, events, and opening arrangements to visitors.
  • To provide advice to member churches on the care and reception of visitors and the production of historical and other information.