Charlotte Chapel
International Fellowship befriends and helps people from all around the world who come to Edinburgh to work or study.
We seek to
Join us every Friday night in Charlotte Chapel to study the Bible. If you are interested in learning about the Christian faith informally with people from all over the world this is for you.
New to Edinburgh and want to meet other International Students and Christians? Been around Edinburgh for a while but have not managed to see what lies beyond the City Bypass? Join us on the second Saturday of every month for various outings and other events.
Events will resume after the summer break.
See photos from our previous events.
| Who: | Anyone, especially from other countries |
| What: | Bible study and fellowship |
| When: | Friday evenings |
| Where: | Charlotte Chapel |
I thank God for people like you at Charlotte Chapel who provided a home for us far away from home. For me it was not only a spiritual home but a physical home as well.
I remember the occasion that was organised for us where each one from different countries was given the opportunity to present something for the group. I remember singing a chorus in my mother language (Shona from Zimbabwe).
The treatment I received as an international student at Charlotte Chapel made it appear as if boundaries were non existent. I was encouraged by the word of God that we are all one and operate as one body for the glorification of his word.
I am Allan from Hong Kong. I came to Charlotte Chapel for the first time in 1991. I was then invited to Sheila Masterton's home for some tea by one of the International Fellowship (IF) members. I did not know her then but I can never forget the big smile she put on when she saw me. That night I heard her joke about drinking the other person's tea when she served the Lord in India for the first time.
I became a Christian in 1992 and was baptised at Charlotte Chapel in 1994, during this time I was greatly supported and encouraged by the IF brothers and sisters.
During my 4 years at Edinburgh, I studied Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University and attended our own fellowship at Riccarton campus. At the first weekend of each month, many of us would join up with the IF in town for some special activities, like international dinner, outings, Christmas parties, etc. and I enjoyed all of them hugely.
I have left Edinburgh for more than 13 years now. In 2006 I returned for a short visit and all the memories came flooding back. I still regard this special city as my second home and it is really because of the good fellowship I had at the IF.
The good work Sheila started is continued by many similarly faithful brothers and sisters, including making great teas. If you are new to Edinburgh, then do turn up for one of their many interesting meetings; enjoy some good fellowship and tea. Just make sure it is your tea and not the tea for the person sitting next to you.