NET Scotland is a Catholic missionary organisation serving schools and parishes through dynamic, relational ministry. Each year, we send out a team of missionaries who live in community and work hand in hand with ministry leaders and teachers across the country. Our team directly ministers to the next generation by encouraging them and sharing with them about God’s love and mercy.
Let’s form the next generation of
missionary disciples
Our Story
Inspired by the incredible success of NET Ministries, which began in Minnesota, USA in 1981, our Chaplain, Canon Jim Duggan, saw an opportunity to ignite a new wave of youth evangelisation in Scotland. In 2013, he invited a small team of missionaries to bring their passion and faith to the diocese, planting the seeds of a ministry that would transform countless lives.
From the very beginning, it was clear—young people were hungry for authentic connection, for faith shared in a way that spoke directly to them. This peer-to-peer ministry was not just meeting a need; it was changing lives, awakening hearts, and inspiring a new generation to embrace their faith.
In 2017, John Jackson stepped into the role of Director. Since then, under his guidance, NET Scotland has experienced extraordinary growth—not just in numbers, but in impact. More missionaries, more encounters, more lives touched by the power of Christ’s love.
Our Impact
16 NET teams, comprising 147 missionaries, have shared the Gospel with 69,843 young people in schools and parishes throughout Scotland, and England.
Our Vision
We want to give every young person in the UK the opportunity to encounter Jesus Christ.
‘NET Scotland is exactly what we need to bring the faith to life among our young people. The young missionaries are inspiring and credible witnesses of faith to their peers. The gospel is presented in a contemporary yet authentic way, inviting young people to love Christ and His Church.’
- Archbishop Leo Cushley
