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The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, painting by John Henry Lorimer, 1891 Alexander Webster, minister of the Tolbooth Kirk in St. Giles, Edinburgh and moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1753, was responsible for providing the first reliable estimate of Scotland's population in modern times. Based on returns from parish ministers ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Ministers of the Church of Scotland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1972 the Revd Euphemia H C. Irvine was the first to be ordained and inducted as a parish minister – at Milton of Campsie Parish Church, near Glasgow. She retired in 1988. In 2014, 204 women were serving ministers in the Church of Scotland within Scotland, representing 25.1% of the active Ministers of Word and Sacrament in the country.
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 charge of Greyfriars continued with two ministers until 1840, when St John's Church, Victoria Street, was erected and the last minister of the second charge, Thomas Guthrie became the first minister of the new church. [3] New Greyfriars was erected in 1722 and occupied the western half of the kirk. It was a sole charge served by one ...
Pages in category "20th-century ministers of the Church of Scotland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 203 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
She was succeeded as minister at Ness Bank by the Rev, Stuart Smith. [3] Fiona Smith, Shaw Paterson and First Minister John Swinney. Fiona Smith became the Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2022. She was the first woman to hold the office succeeding Rev Dr George Whyte [4] who had held the post since 2017. He ...