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Ecumenical

As in mainland Scotland, the Church of Scotland has the largest number of congregations however many are small and struggling and the ‘Kirk’ are reshaping their mission in Shetland with many buildings being sold off. The Baptist Church has a healthy presence in Lerwick, Dunrossness and Burra. There is one Roman Catholic Church in Lerwick and a half time Anglican priest serves Episcopal congregations in Lerwick and on Yell. There are also a number of smaller independent evangelical churches and two Salvation Army pioneer officers.  Shetland Bible Week (a Keswick Convention related event) is organised ecumenically and held in Lerwick Methodist Church in early September each year. The Shetland Churches Council Trust (which has underwritten Bible Week) has limited funds to support property projects and activities such as training and seeks to help to coordinate some of our outreach.