St John’s is a thriving Scottish Episcopal church at the heart of Scotland’s beautiful capital city. Here we aim to express love for God and neighbour in all that we do. And to help people discover for themselves the significance of Jesus Christ.

Covid-19 Update

We are now partially open both for public worship and private prayer.

Celebration of Holy Eucharist: 

Sundays, 8am: 1929 Book of Common Prayer

Sundays, 10:30am: 1982 Scottish Liturgy with organ and cantor

Sundays, 3pm: 1982 Scottish Liturgy with organ

Wednesdays, 11am: 1929 Book of Common Prayer 

In accordance with Scottish Government guidelines we have to limit attendance. We strongly suggest you sign up to attend services beforehand. There are only a few places available on the day. To sign up, please email office[at]stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk.

We also offer online services Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 11am on Facebook (click here).

The 10:30am Eucharist  on Sundays & the 11am Eucharist on Wednesdays are live-streamed on Facebook as well.

Reflections can be accessed on our YouTube channel.

To access and view the Edinburgh City Centre Together Joint Services, please click here.

All are welcome at any of our services.

Our AGM took place on the 9th of November 2020 via Zoom. You can see our AGM and Annual Reports here

St John’s is a congregation of the Diocese of Edinburgh within the Scottish Episcopal Church. With our partner congregations (St Cuthbert’s (Church of Scotland) & St Andrew’s and St George’s West (Church of Scotland) we form Edinburgh City Centre Churches TOGETHER. We are an eco-congregation, a fair trade church and a member of the Creative Carbon Scotland Green Arts Initiative. We are also a member of “Changing Attitude Scotland” and work and pray for the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life of the church and in society.

St John’s, by the grace of the Spirit, seeks to be an open community, walking in the way of Jesus, engaging with an ever-changing world and living a faith that is timeless yet contemporary, thoughtful and compassionate.

Cornerstone Magazine is our congregational magazine. The latest copy can usually be collected from the porch at St John’s. A selection of recent issues is available here, please note that these files may be quite large.