'The Free Offer
of the Gospel'
Saturday 26 September 2026
St Columba's Free Church, Edinburgh
'The Free Offer of the Gospel'
Saturday 26 September 2026
St Columba's Free Church, Edinburgh
Scotland’s most urgent need in 2026 is for the gospel. That gospel needs to be heard, believed and followed all across our nation. But for the gospel to be heard, it needs to be offered.
This year’s ETS Conference focuses on the Free Offer of the Gospel – a subject that has been a source of controversy and tension in the history of the Scottish Church and which today remains an urgent priority as we seek to meet the deepest needs of our nation.
Join us as we explore the rich theological history and discuss the immediate contemporary relevance of this profound and priceless topic.
Date & Venue
Saturday 26 September 2026
9.30am – 4.30pm
St Columba’s Free Church
Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh
EH1 2PW
Buy Tickets
£15.00 per person
Please register online in advance of the Conference.
Lunch is not included.
No refund is available for any cancellation.
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Free Admission to Open Day Guests
Prospective applicants registered to attend the ETS Open Day on Friday 25 September are eligible for free conference admission.
Please register for both events and indicate on the conference booking form that you are attending the Open Day.
Guest Speakers
Donald John Maclean
Donald John Maclean is President of Westminster Seminary UK and minister of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England and Wales, and serves as an elder at Cambridge Presbyterian Church. He is actively involved in theological publishing and is committed to equipping ministers for faithful and fruitful gospel ministry.
Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis is minister of Carloway Free Church, Isle of Lewis, and Principal Designate of ETS. He lectures in Systematic Theology at the Seminary and will take up the role of Principal in 2028.
Hamish Sneddon
Hamish Sneddon is Director of the Bonar Trust and an ordained minister in the Free Church of Scotland. He has worked with UCCF and at St Andrews Free Church.
Matthew Roberts
Matthew Roberts is the minister of Trinity Church in York. He has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, and has served as Moderator of Synod and Chair of Church Planting for the IPC. Matthew is the author of Pride: Identity and the Worship of Self.
