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The "Disruption" in the Church of Scotland took place in 1843, with approximately one-third of the ministers leaving to form the Free Church of Scotland. The Moderator in this critical year was Duncan Macfarlan (High Church of Glasgow) 1844 John Lee (Principal, University of Edinburgh) 1845 Alexander Hill (Professor of Divinity, University of ...
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 ...
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.
Very Rev Dr Shaw James Paterson (September 1964 - ) is a minister of the Church of Scotland, serving as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 18 May 2024 – May 2025 [1] and succeeding Sally Foster-Fulton. Originally from Holytown, Paterson is a graduate of the University of Glasgow.
When the Church of Scotland merged with the United Free Church of Scotland in 1929, the Mound premises were chosen as the Assembly Hall for the reunited Church of Scotland. Today the former Victoria Hall building is in secular use as The Hub. [2] [3] Earlier General Assemblies had taken place in different churches in Scotland's major burghs. [4]
Iain MacLeod Greenshields is a Church of Scotland minister, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly from 2022 to 2023. [1] He undertook key roles as Moderator for the funeral of Elizabeth II and the Coronation of Charles III.
John Chalmers, KHC is a minister of the Church of Scotland.From 2010 to 2017, he served as the Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.In 2014, following the withdrawal of Angus Morrison on health grounds, [1] he was nominated to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2014–15; [2] he was duly formally elected as Moderator on the first day ...
The Principal Clerk's role is to be an advisor on church law and to support the annually elected moderator. She also advises on courses and education for the church. [6] When the 2024 moderator, Shaw Paterson, went to meet Scotland's First Minister, John Swinney, then he was accompanied by the Principal Clerk.