Action of Churches Together in Scotland

Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) was a national ecumenical organisation of churches in Scotland, founded in 1990. It ran in that form until 2022 but continues as a charity supporting ecumenical initiatives.

ACTS was the successor to the former Scottish Council of Churches. It was one of the four national ecumenical bodies in the UK, with equivalent bodies being Churches Together in England, Cytûn in Wales and the Irish Council of Churches, plus Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. The ACTS office was originally located in Dunblane, then in Alloa and finally in Stirling.

In 2019, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland announced that ACTS would be succeeded by a new body to be called the Scottish Christian Forum. In 2021 it was decided not to establish the SCF as a charity.

In 2024 the Scottish Christian Forum was recognised by Scottish churches as the main ecumenical organisation for Scotland. It is an umbrella term for the Ecumenical Officers Forum and the Scottish Church Leaders' Forum. ACTS continues in existence as a charity, its principle activity being to provide grant aid to new local or national ecumenical initiatives in Scotland. The new website for ACTS is https://acts-scotland.uk

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