The Purpose of our Life is summarised in the following statement:  

We gather to celebrate the presence of God in worship and prayer.

We aim to be a community in which God’s love is shared,

and to serve Christ among friends and strangers.

Worship and prayer are the focus of the Church’s life.

Sharing is part of the nature of Christian community, and it is essential that God’s love be shared beyond the boundaries of the Church. Within the Church, we aim to grow in the knowledge of the love of Christ; within the wider community, our object is to live the life to which the gospels point.

We have links with the Society of Saint Francis (particularly its Third Order), and with the Cursillo movement.

Service is part of the nature of Christ himself. The Christian tradition of serving the poor involves us in the work of Christian Aid, serving people of all faiths and races wherever they are in need.

In recent years, aid organisations have come to recognise that charity is not enough. For that reason, we have also taken part in Jubilee Scotland events, and are commited to using fairtrade tea and coffee.

Campaigning for human rights is an important part of our service, by means of the letter-writing campaigns co-ordinated by Amnesty International

All Souls' Episcopal Church (Vestry) is a Scottish charity, number SC 035686