ABOUT US

CONGREGATION

We are a small Church of Scotland congregation of mixed ages and outlooks, meeting together as the local church to celebrate God's love for the world. Most of us live in and around the village of Humbie.

This is how one of our members describes us: 
"Thinking about how I would describe the church, one word comes to mind, "warm". Although the congregation is small everyone is so welcoming. The first Sunday of the month is a great time to start because after the service we have  a get together with tea, coffee and really tempting and very tasty baking. Surprisingly this helps enormously with conversation, and friendships develop from that."
You can find out more about the HISTORY of our parish here.

MINISTER

Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, our minister, was ordained into the parishes of Humbie and Yester, Bolton and Saltoun in 2015.

Please get in touch with her, and let her know if she can be of help, and also what you like about the church, and what you miss, what you would wish to see and experience. 

Her ministry training included taking a Bachelor of Divinity degree at New College in Edinburgh, as well as placements at various churches around Edinburgh and at St Andrew's Church in Jerusalem, before her probation placement at Corstorphine Old Parish Church. 
 
Anikó came to Scotland in 2006 from Germany, after gaining BA and MA degrees in Literature and Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt. In the past she has worked with the Taizé Community in France and Italy, at the Abbey on the Isle of Iona, with the L'Arche Community in Edinburgh and with the Climate Change Project of the Church of Scotland, in 121 George Street.
 
She has served as one of the Assembly Trustees of the Church of Scotland, a member of the Ecumenical Relations Committee and the World Mission Council, and represented the Church of Scotland at the WCRC General Assembly in 2017. She is an associate member of the ecumenical Iona Community.
 
She is married to David, and they have a little son, and a manse cat.
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from left: Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, Liz Hunter, David Cunningham, Elizabeth Bayne-Jardine, Sandy Wilson, Margo Hodge, Alex Campbell (Session Clerk), Janice Dagg (not pictured: George Pate, Max Ward)

KIRK SESSION

Our congregation works under the unitary constitution, which means that all areas of church life - worship, pastoral care, buildings, finance, outreach etc - fall under the care of the Kirk Session.

Here is what some of our elders say about serving on the Session:
  • "To me, being an elder means to help with the work of the church in the community."
  • "Being an elder gives me the opportunity to serve God in a community and a building that mean a great deal to me and help to sustain my life. I work as part of an interesting – and challenging! – team to support our minister and help her to take forward God's vision for the church."
  • "I was brought up in the Church of England, although my grandfather was a Church of Scotland minister. When we came to Scotland in 1946, my father said we should support the local church. [...] Someone has to keep the local church going and that is really what the Kirk Session does now. I am happy to put my hand up and am honoured to help."
  • "I see my role as an elder first as an affirmation of my Christian belief and secondly as an opportunity to provide support and leadership to members of Humbie's Christian community."
  • "I have always felt it a privilege to be an elder of Humbie Kirk Session - a privilege because the Session deals with every aspect of our Kirk: the roof, the heating, the organ, the hymn books etc, including the finance. The role of the Session is to be a link between members of the Kirk and our minister, and to ensure Humbie Kirk is a haven of calm where people can find peace to bring their throughts closer to God through words and action and inspiration of our Lord Jesus. Yes, indeed a privilege." 

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

The vision of the Church of Scotland is to be a church which seeks to inspire the people of Scotland and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through worshipping, witnessing, nurturing and serving communities.

The Church works ecumenically with other Christian denominations and works together with other faiths and beliefs.

Find out more about our Presbyterian structure, and our national work on the Church of Scotland website.​
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