WHAT’S ON

Click the arrow beside each entry to see more details about our regular activities and special events. All events are listed on the online calendar and some are also advertised on Eventbrite.

Weekly Activities

  • Our main worship service takes place every Sunday at 10.30am. Enter by the wooden double doors on London Road. Read more on our Welcome page.

    On the first Sunday of each month, we enjoy a soup lunch after the service, with donations going to support a nominated charity.

    On the second Sunday of the month, we offer the chance for private prayer at the end of the service. If you would like prayer for yourself or a loved one, one of our elders will be happy to pray with you, and anything you say will be kept private.

    We celebrate communion on the last Sunday of every month. All are welcome at the Lord's table.

  • In our Monday evening Bible Chat group, we read a Bible passage together and discuss what it’s telling us about God and about ourselves. Find more details about what’s we’re doing each week on the calendar.

    Come to the side door on Marionville Road and buzz to be let in. New members are always very welcome!

  • Our doors are open at the Willowbrae Church Centre every Tuesday, offering a warm welcome to everyone.

    Come and chat, bring your knitting or a book to read, and relax in the warm church centre. Refreshments, games and newspapers are available, along with free wi-fi.

  • Cook Club meets every Tuesday from 22 July. We take part in preparing a meal and then we eat together. The session includes a Bible reflection. Enter by the side door on Marionville Road.

  • In our Tuesday afternoon Bible Chat, we read a Bible passage together and discuss what it’s telling us about God and about ourselves. Find more details about what’s we’re doing each week on the calendar.

    Come to the side door on Marionville Road and buzz to be let in. New members are always very welcome!

  • We gather on Zoom and by telephone to pray for our world, our area, and for people in need. Get in touch if you would like to be sent the Zoom link or phone number.

  • We meet every Wednesday afternoon to pray for the world, for our local area, and for people in need. Each meeting begins with a Bible reflection. Come to the side door on Marionville Road and buzz to be let in.

  • The Baby and Toddlers group meets in the Willowbrae church hall on Thursday mornings until the end of the school summer holidays. Children must always be accompanied by a carer who takes full responsibility for them. Enter by the side door on Willowbrae Road furthest from the road junction.

Other Regular Events

  • Join us for worship at 2pm on the second Monday of each month for our Monthly Monday service. We share in a short, traditional worship service, followed by chat and refreshments. See the calendar for more details. Enter by the wooden doors on London Road.

  • We meet once a month with friends from Portobello & Joppa Parish Church to pray for our local area and the wider world. Afterwards, there's a chance to chat over refreshments.

    We usually gather on the last Wednesday of the month, from 7pm-8pm, and we alternate venue each month between our church (83 London Road, EH7 5TT) and Portobello & Joppa Parish Church (1 Brunstane Road North, EH15 2DL). See the calendar for details.

  • Messy Church runs on a Saturday from 10.30am-1pm approximately every two months. We enjoy crafts, stories, songs, fun, and lunch together.

    Everyone is welcome, of any age. Children must always be accompanied by an adult who takes full responsibility for them.

    It helps us to plan ahead if you can book your space in advance, but you are always very welcome to turn up on the day without booking. Enter by the wooden doors on London Road.

External Events

  • A holiday club for children currently in P1-P7. £15 for the full week or £3 per day, per child. Games, stories, science activities, outdoor activities, crafts, baking, Bible study, snacks and more throughout the week.

    Now fully booked! Email portobelloholidayclub@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.

  • Visitors are welcome to drop in for a refreshment (no charge, donations are welcome) and a chat, a look around the Leith Walk sanctuary, have some quiet time or a prayer. 48 Pilrig Street, EH6 5AL. See https://larch.org.uk

  • Jesus promises you life in all its fullness, but what does that mean?

    For four days at the start of August 2025, Leith and Restalrig Church are opening up their Leith Walk building with displays about life, prayer and faith. Drop in for free tea and coffee. Explore displays and activities. Chat if you want, or sit quietly and absorb the atmosphere of a beautiful Victorian church.

    48 Pilrig Street, EH6 5AL. See https://larch.org.uk/full-life-leith-walk/