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List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a complete list of moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from the Reformation to the present day. The location of the parish or other post during the moderator's year in office is listed in brackets.
During a vacancy the presbytery appoints an interim moderator, usually the minister of a neighbouring parish or a retired minister.In addition to chairing the Session, the interim moderator conducts public worship or organizes a rota of locums to do so, attends to the most urgent pastoral and administrative needs, and guides the congregation through the process of appointing a new minister.
The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every year. After chairing the Assembly, the Moderator then spends the following year representing the Church of Scotland at civic events ...
Pages in category "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 340 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "19th-century ministers of the Church of Scotland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 250 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; Lord high commissioner; Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; Lords of the Congregation; Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship
The Assembly elects a Moderator to preside (see also the list of previous Moderators). The King is personally represented by a Lord High Commissioner, who has no vote. The Assembly also has "members" separate from the Commissioners - mainly officials who sit at the clerks' table: The Principal Clerk who advises on church law and procedure;
John McMurtrie (moderator) John Miller (minister) George Milligan (Church of Scotland) Peter Mills (RAF officer) Andrew J. Milne; James Mitchell (Scottish minister) Mitford Mitchell; Hamilton Moore (rugby union) William Morris (Church of Scotland minister) Pearson McAdam Muir; Thomas Murchison