1st Houston Boys' Brigade is looking for a new Captain - Can YOU help? We have a thriving Boys' Brigade in Houston but we need to recruit a new Captain to help us run our Company and build on our achievements. Captains are responsible for the overall running of the Company, living out the organisation's
A big shout out to everyone who joined our Car Treasure Hunt at the weekend. We had a great time looking for the clues, although nobody managed to get all of them! Four cars scored 23 out of 24, and a name was duly drawn from the hat. The event raised £270.48 for Mwandi, so
A HUGE thank you to Gryffe Valley Rotary Club who recently donated £1,000 to us. The money is very much appreciated and will be used to pay for meaningful and enjoyable activities for our dementia-inclusive drop-in group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the West Halls, Main Street and
After a recent bequest we are delighted to have been able to replace the main carpet in the Kirk, at a cost of almost £10,000. The work was carried out recently and the results really are fabulous. What a difference it has made, and just in time for the start of our 150th anniversary celebrations.
Houston & Killellan Kirk is looking for a new Organist and Choirmaster to run the music ministry in our busy Church. The Vacancy: Following the retirement of our long-serving organist, Houston & Killellan Kirk seeks to appoint an Organist and Choirmaster to run the music ministry in this busy church at the centre of the
Our Service of Linkage took place on Tuesday, August 6, at Langbank Church, and was very well attended by members of both congregations. Revd David Burt, Moderator of Clyde Presbytery, led the special service at which the linkage was formally consecrated. Preaching the sermon, Revd Jeanette Peel, Chaplain at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, told the congregation:
It was wonderful to welcome our Overseas Mission partners, Keith and Ida Waddell, and their son Mubita, to Morning Worship on Sunday, and to hear more about the projects in Mwandi that they are currently working on. The couple, who have been based in Zambia for 20 years, were thrilled to receive a donation of
The summer holidays are just a couple of weeks away now, and lots of us will be looking forward to a break from school and hopefully some sunshine. But this time of year can be really stressful for families facing food poverty or food insecurity, who worry about how they will afford to feed their
Would you like to win A £25 Gift Voucher? As part of activities to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Houston & Killellan Kirk we are holding a photography competition! The theme is ‘Celebrating Houston Past and Present’. Images must be taken in Houston, and could be of anything including the Kirk, other buildings in the
Following our successful application to The Power of Music Team at National Academy for Social Prescribing we are delighted to launch our new dementia-inclusive choir, Houston Hello Singers, on Thursday, June 6, 2024! The choir provides fortnightly sessions full of fun and laughter where participants will sing well-known songs, rounds and venture into some new
