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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 ...
The moderator presides over the meeting of the court, much as a convener presides over the meeting of a church committee. The moderator is thus the chairperson, and is understood to be a member of the court acting primus inter pares. The moderator calls and constitutes meetings, presides at them, and closes them in prayer.
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body. [1] It generally meets each year and is chaired by a Moderator elected at the start of the Assembly.
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 .
On the other hand, the significant achievements and stature of many Moderate clerics – such as Principal William Robertson of Edinburgh University and onetime Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; his successor as principal and moderator, George Baird, who set up the Church's education system; Thomas Reid, philosopher ...
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 ...
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.