The Scots Kirk Paris is a small and welcoming congregation with a membership drawn not only from Scotland but from many countries including the USA, Cameroon, South Africa, UK, Sierra Leone, France, Nigeria and Ghana. Generally a third of our congregation are visitors to Paris whilst others who come either for work or study, find a home here during their sojourn. The rest of the makeup, are permanent residents in Paris.
It is the only Church of Scotland congregation in France and one of twelve European mainland congregations in the Presbytery of Europe. These congregations are in major cities in Europe, with others in Bermuda and Sri Lanka.
It is Presbyterian in government and belongs to the world-wide family of Reformed churches that trace their origins back to the Geneva reformation of the 16th century and the Scottish Reformation of 1560. As a Presbyterian church, the power of decision-making is vested in a series of church courts.
The Kirk Session is responsible for the spiritual oversight of the local congregation and for the stewardship of its finances and property.
The Presbytery, the regional council of the Church, supervises congregations within a specific geographical area.
The supreme court of the church is the General Assembly, which meets annually in Edinburgh.
Since April 2017, the Rev Jan Steyn, is the resident minister.
It is the only Church of Scotland congregation in France and one of twelve European mainland congregations in the Presbytery of Europe. These congregations are in major cities in Europe, with others in Bermuda and Sri Lanka.
It is Presbyterian in government and belongs to the world-wide family of Reformed churches that trace their origins back to the Geneva reformation of the 16th century and the Scottish Reformation of 1560. As a Presbyterian church, the power of decision-making is vested in a series of church courts.
The Kirk Session is responsible for the spiritual oversight of the local congregation and for the stewardship of its finances and property.
The Presbytery, the regional council of the Church, supervises congregations within a specific geographical area.
The supreme court of the church is the General Assembly, which meets annually in Edinburgh.
Since April 2017, the Rev Jan Steyn, is the resident minister.
OUR MINISTER
Jan Steyn
Jan Steyn is the current Skots Kirk resident minister. He took on this responsibility since April 2017. Jan was minister in South Africa for 20 years, 17 of which was with the DRC Pretoria East. He relocated to Scotland, after his induction into the Church of Scotland in 2009. He started ministry work in Cupar St. John's & Dairsie United, before relocating to his new station at the Scots Kirk in Paris.
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