NESS BANK
at the heart of the City of Inverness
Welcome to Ness Bank Parish Church, a Church of Scotland congregation.
We are a Presbyterian church and part of the Reformed tradition.
Ness Bank Church’s vision is to be a church without walls reaching out in faith to our parish and beyond with the light, the love, the hope and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We serve Christ in many different ways at Ness Bank Church, but at the heart of all that we do week by week is our faith in Jesus Christ and central to that is our Sunday morning worship – come and see for yourself, you are assured of a warm welcome and you may just find it transforms your life.
Rev. Stuart Smith
Sunday Worship
2 November 2025 at 11.00 am.
The service will be conducted by Rev Stuart Smith.
There will be no tea & coffee after the service,
due to Messy Church taking place.
What's Happening ?
Funeral Service for the late Donnie Ross 27 October 2025 at 12.30pm.
The recording of the Funeral Service for the late Donnie Ross can be viewed via this link: https://vimeo.com/1113552538
Donate to Ness Bank Church
It is now possible to donate to the Church directly from our website via the Ness Bank Church page on the Just Giving website. On the desktop site the "Donate" button is at the right side of the header, and on the mobile site click on the three horizontal bars at the top right of the home page to open the drop down menu with "Donate" at the bottom of the list.
Guild Work Party
The Work Party will meet on Wednesday 29 October at 10.30am in
Room 1 and will welcome anyone wishing to join them.
Ness Bank Leaders' Group
The next meeting of the Leaders’ Group will be held on Wednesday 29 October at 7.30pm in Room 2.
Lunch/Discussion Group
This is for ladies in our congregation who live alone, and the next monthly get together will take place on Friday 31 October at 12.30pm at the Redcliffe Hotel. Please telephone Catherine on 01463 235961, Betty on 01463 238384 or Eleanor on 01463 237293 by Wednesday 29 October if you are unable to attend.
Trinity Life Conference 2025
Truth Grace Love: Saturday 1 November, 10am-4pm (including lunch); Sunday 2 November, 11am-2pm. Please book a place at https://trinitylife.churchsuite.com/events/gbdw384u
Next Sunday (2 November)
The service at 11am will be conducted by Rev Stuart Smith. There will be no tea & coffee after the service, due to Messy Church.
Messy Church
Messy Church for Children & Families – Next Sunday 2 November, 12.30-2.30pm.
People with weapons can scare us – and so Paul, when the Romans arrested him, might have felt weak and powerless. Instead he looked at the soldiers’ armour and realised how much more strength and protection God had given him. At Messy Church next week we’ll be eating, singing, talking, thinking, crafting and playing together as we share God’s help. Please come along or share the invitation with others you know.
Blythswood Boxes
If you’ve not already collected a shoebox to fill for Blythswood, please pick one up from the vestibule. If you wish to make a wee donation for a wrapped box, please pop something in the collection tub beside the boxes. Please return completed shoeboxes by Sunday 2 November.
Forthcoming activities
- Sunday 9 November – Remembrance Service, 10.55am (note earlier start time)
- Sunday 23 November – Service of Remembering, 3.00pm
Tearfund
Tearfund Big Quiz Night Saturday 15 November, Ness Bank Church, 6.00pm. Come on your own or bring family and friends to form a team for a fun social evening to support Tearfund in bringing an end to extreme poverty and injustice through the work of local churches. All ages and abilities welcome!
Guild Soup and Sandwich Lunch
The annual Soup and Sandwich Lunch will be held on Sunday, 16 November following morning worship. Tickets will be on sale from Guild Members from 2 November.
All proceeds will go to the CrossReach ‘Playful Beginnings’ project.
Christmas Fayre
Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 22 November (10am-12noon). Donations may be handed from 2 November. Donations for raffle/hampers, bottle stall, filled jars, cake & candy, toys, unwanted gifts, books, craft are welcome. Please bring any empty jars with lids on 2 November so they can be prepared for the Fayre.
We still need volunteers to help before / during / after the fayre. If you can help in any way, please get in touch with the church office.
Bible for Bairns
The Scottish Bible Society will give a free Toddler Bible to all children on their first birthday, and other gifts up to a Children’s Bible when they are five. To register a baby born in 2025, Google “Bibles for Bairns”.
Highland Foodbank
The items currently being requested are:
Tins of Potatoes. Tins of Ham. Tins of Carrots. UHT Milk Shower Gel. Cornflakes/Weetabix. Small packets of Biscuits. Bags for Life, new or used.
Bught Stop Cosy Cafe
The Bught Stop Cosy Cafe will reopen on Mondays between 1.00 and 2.30pm from Monday 3 November 2025 for Soup, Sandwiches, Tea, Coffee and Cake. Further information on the Bught Cosy Cafe page under the Local Community drop down menu.
Ness Bank Craft Group
The Crafties meet every Tuesday from 10.00am-12noon in Room 1. New members welcome.
Choir Practices
Choir Practices are held on Thursdays at 7.30pm in Room 1.
New voices in all parts will be made most welcome.
Inverness Foodstuff
Our Café at Ness Bank Church is open for vegetarian meals, tea, coffee and a warm welcome.
Winter opening hours commence on Tuesday 4 November. Further information here.
Inverness Foodstuff, in partnership with Highlife Highland, also provide lunches at Hilton Community Centre, Hilton Village, Oldtown Road, Inverness IV2 4HT on Wednesdays and Fridays between 12 noon and 2pm
Baby and Toddler Group
The Group meets in the Main Hall every Wednesday during term time from 9.30-11.30am. All parents and carers with children under 5 are welcome. The cost is £3.00 per family. For further information on the group, please contact Anne Sutherland tel 238238.