
Death of Professor John R McIntosh
Edinburgh Theological Seminary is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor John R. McIntosh, who served as Professor of Church History from 2005 until his retirement in 2017.

Edinburgh Theological Seminary is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor John R. McIntosh, who served as Professor of Church History from 2005 until his retirement in 2017.

Registration is open for this year’s conference which will take place on Saturday 27 September 2025 at St Columba’s Free Church in Edinburgh. All welcome!

The popular ETS Saturday Courses will resume on Saturday 13th September with lecturers Arthur Rankin, Dan Peters and Iver Martin.

We are delighted to celebrate all the ETS students who have graduated over the past academic year — from those who completed their programmes in winter and spring, to those who received their degrees in person this summer at Glasgow University

The General Assembly of the Free Church has appointed Dr Thomas Davis as the next Principal of Edinburgh Theological Seminary.

Outstanding singing, rapturous applause and the blend of amusing and serious student reflections were features of the evening which represented a year-long harmonious learning culture at ETS.

Everyone is warmly invited to the ETS Awards Ceremony on Friday 9th May at 7.30pm in St Columba’s Free Church.

Recordings from both sessions are now available to watch online.

The next ETS postgraduate seminar will be held on Tuesday 8 April between 2.15pm and 3.45pm (GMT). This will be available both in person and online.

The next ETS postgraduate seminar will be held on Tuesday 25th March between 2.15pm and 3.45pm (GMT). This will be available both in person and online.

Over recent days, students have had the opportunity to hear from a variety of people involved in ministry across the Free Church of Scotland — each offering insight into different spheres of gospel service.

Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn’s lecture series will include a public lecture entitled ‘Creeds and Confessions: A Cost-Benefit Analysis’ to which all are invited at 2pm in the Chalmers Hall.
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