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Yester, Bolton and Saltoun Church is the parish church in the villages of Gifford, Bolton and East and West Saltoun and their surrounding area in the heart of the beautiful East Lothian countryside, between the open moors of the Lammermuir Hills
and the Forth estuary with its sandy beaches and lovely harbours.

We seek to be a church where people of all generations within the community experience and celebrate the love of God.

Find out more about us, our worship, and about some of the things we do. Read our news and about the history of our parish.

We also have a church facebook page, which can be found here.​

What's on during the week

We are very sorry about the passing of Joyce McIntosh, a much loved and valued elder of the congregation, last week. A funeral service for her will take place on Tuesday, 19 May, although this will be restricted to close family only. (A celebration of Joyce's life will follow when we can safely gather in Saltoun Church again.) Those of you in East Saltoun (and on route through Pencaitland and Boggs Holdings) will be able to pay your respects to Joyce on Tuesday from 11.30am, when the hearse will leave from the house, on the way to Edinburgh. If you would like to come out, please observe social distancing measures, to ensure that all are safe.
​The photo is of the camels Joyce knitted for the Nativity last Christmas - just a little reminder of her creativity, dedication, and sense of humour.

Our Sunday services, normally held at 11am in one of our churches, are currently suspended, due to COVID-19. A video service is available on Sundays here, as well as morning prayers on Tuesdays and Fridays. We will update the information as we can.

We have a Worship Team, a Social Planning Group, a Messy Church Team, and the Kirk Session with a Property Review Group and Finance Committee. Our usual activities - Coffee Mornings, choir, Prayer Group and Knitting Groups - will continue after the current health situation.

While we can't meet and worship together in person, please stay in touch, through phone calls, this website, and our facebook page.