MINISTRIES

Compiled by the Ministries Council

DEATHS

Rev John A Campbell, formerly of Irvine: St Andrew’s, on April 26 Rev John H Paton, lately of Kilninian and Kilmore linked with Salen and Ulva linked with Tobermory linked with Torosay and Kinlochspelvie, on May 7

Rev Alexander Chestnut, formerly of Greenock: St Luke’s Greenbank, on May 15

Rev Thomas W McGill, formerly of Portpatrick linked with Stranraer: St Ninian’s, on May 25

Rev Dr Ian Bruce Doyle, formerly of Glasgow: Eastwood, on May 26

RETIRED

Rev Barbara D Quigley, from Glasgow: St Andrew’s East, on May 31

Rev Richard T Corbett, from Kilmallie, on June 30 DEMISSION

Rev Abi T Ngunga, from Ayr: Newton Wallacetown, on June 19

TRANSLATIONS

Rev Alexander T McAspurren, from Edinburgh: Leith North to Edinburgh: Craigmillar Park linked with Edinburgh: Reid Memorial, on June 11

Rev Graham D Astles, from Bo’ness: St Andrew’s to Penicuik: North, on June 13

Rev G Gray Fletcher, from Glasgow: Carmunnock to Elderslie Kirk, on June 19

Rev Benjamin J A Abelado, from Edinburgh: Blackhall St Columba’s to Blairgowrie, on June 20 Rev Charles J Finnie, from Hawick: Burnfoot to Alvie & Insh linked with Rothiemurchus & Aviemore, on June 25

INDUCTIONS

Rev Alwyn Landman, to Coylton linked with Drongan: The Schaw Kirk, on June 25 Rev Alisdair T MacLeod-Mair, to Snizort, on June 28

READERS ADMITTED TO OFFICE PRESBYTERY OF WEST LOTHIAN John McFadzean, on June 9

PRESBYTERY OF GLASGOW

Phillip Allan, on June 27

INTERNATIONAL PRESBYTERY

Cindy Campbell, on May 12

MINISTRIES DEVELOPMENT STAFF –

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Amy McElhinney, Research & Development Facilitator, Garthamlock & Craigend Parish Church, on June 1 Marcos Quinteros Virreira, Congregational Leader, Ruchazie Parish Church, on June 18

WORKPLACE CHAPLAIN - RETIRED

Rev Iain McFadzean, from Chief Executive Oi cer, Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland, on June 28

ELDERSHIP

The Border Kirk: Ordained - John D G Foster, Jenny M Hiddleston, Graeme L Ridgewell

Calderbank: Ordained - David Stewart. Admitted - Rachel L Smith

Dunfermline: Gillespie Memorial: Ordained - Moira Banister, Lorna Cook, Pauline Hoey, Fiona Shelfer

Dun & Hillside: Ordained - Hannah Barnet, Leanne Taylor, Kerry Walker, David Taylor

Eaglesham: Ordained - Debbie Blair, John Lyon, Greta McPhail, Fiona McRae, Michelle Nealis, Calum Nicolson, Paul Robertson, Scott Whiteford

Glasgow: Colston Wellpark Parish Church: Ordained - Marie McCrann, Wilma Davis, Rae Young

LONG SERVICE

The following have received long service certii cates

Glasgow: Toryglen: Jean McQuaker (30)

Aberdeen: St Stephen’s: Girls’ Brigade: Lesley Mowat (50) Falkirk: Bainsford: Charles Kirkwood (50), James Irvine (50)

Kirk of Calder: Margaret Brown (30), Helen Findlay (over 30 years)

Balmaclellan, Kells & Dalry: Elizabeth Thomson (30)

OBITUARY

The Rev Dr Ian Bruce Doyle, who has died aged 97, was a distinguished parish minister, one of a group of ministers who had a signii cant evangelical impact on the church’s role over more than a generation, and a much admired General Secretary of the Home Board of the Church of Scotland.

Born in Aberhill in Fife. Ian studied i rst at St Andrews University, followed by a BD (and later PhD) in Edinburgh.

He was one of the group of pastors who did service with the “Huts and Canteens”, working with allied servicemen stationed in Europe after the end of the Second World War.

1946 was a pivotal year: he was called to St Mary’s Parish Church, Motherwell; married Anne, a native of Leven, to whom he would be married until her death in 2010; and met the evangelist Tom Allan. He established an enduring friendship with Allan, working closely with the inl uential ‘Tell Scotland’ movement of the 1950s.

In 1960 he moved to the historic parish of Eastwood on the south side of Glasgow, where he served again for around i fteen years. As a boy he had enjoyed seaside mission gatherings; and as a parish minister he led missions to various seaside towns around the country.

In 1974 he was appointed Convener of the Home Board, and in 1977 he left Eastwood to become the Board’s General Secretary, where his tact and humour and knowledge of the Church’s structures made him very suited to the job he held until 1991. He had responsibility for national programmes with a local focus, drawing together various strands of ‘mission’. At the same time he was also pastor to staff.

Following retirement in 1991 he became pastoral associate in Palmerston Place Church in Edinburgh.

Ian and Anne had two sons, David (who would follow him into the ministry, also serving at Motherwell St Mary’s) and Alastair.

William Steven