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The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church that seeks to serve God through serving the community around it. That looks different in every Salvation Army church. Our church is based in the heart of the student area, on East Adam Street (just off Pleasance), so you are our community! We like to get involved with what's happening around us, so that includes community fun days, various sporting events like the Edinburgh Marathon and Great Edinburgh Run, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and so on...

We recognise that moving to university can be a huge transition, especially when it involves moving away from family, friends and familiar faces and places by yourself for the first time. It's nice to be able to find a church family where you can be welcomed, accepted and supported through your student experience. If you are looking for a small, friendly and welcoming church to belong to whilst studying in Edinburgh we would love to meet you. Whether you simply want somewhere to attend on a Sunday or you want to have an active role in the life of the church, drop us a line, give us a call or turn up on Sunday at 11am. We're always happy to make people a cuppa and have a chat.

Our church leaders are Captains David and Jennifer Gosling.

What do we do for students?

We offer a warm welcome and hospitality, volunteer opportunities, and the flexibility for you and us to build new groups and services according to the present need. Sunday lunches can be arranged.

Our student ministry in the past has centred on a student run group called SERVE which met regularly for food, fellowship and community outreach. Community projects included community gardening, Community Cook Club, Befriending Scheme and 'Singing By Heart' (a dementia friendly singing group). This has all now ceased due to Covid and our students all graduating! If you were looking for volunteering opportunities, we can help you find them. If there's anything happening within our church programme, as it begins to resume, that you want to participate in you'd be very welcome.

Our church has a brass band and choir that rehearses on a Wednesday evening from 7-9.15pm and you'd be welcome to come along and join in once rehearsals resume again.

From time to time the youth groups of all the East Scotland Salvation Army churches get together for a Sunday evening fellowship, and once a month the East Scotland youth band and youth choir rehearse. Get in touch for more information. This was on hold due to Covid, but should re-start soon.

When & Where

1 East Adam Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9TF

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As we are just emerging from the Covid pandemic and are still subject to some restrictions, our current Sunday programme is:

11am - Morning Worship service in the building (worship with bible-based teaching supported by our musical groups) followed by refreshments