The ruling leadership within each local Presbyterian congregation is not the Minister but the elders meeting together in Kirk Session. (Kirk is simply the old Scottish word for Church). Membership of the Kirk Session is by election from amongst all full communicant members and subsequent ordination by Presbytery. Membership is for life or until resignation.
We currently have 19 elders who meet almost monthly through the year to discuss and decide on all matters concerning the spiritual direction of the congregation. Session's authority is very much corporate and addresses major issues affecting the overall direction of the congregation.
The current membership of our Kirk Session are:
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| Alan Finlay |
Betty Jackson |
Myrtle Bailey (Deputy Clerk) |
Doris Hodgins |
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| Dorothy Masterson |
Eric Coulson |
Hugh Borland (Clerk) |
Hilary Fairman |
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| Helen Sparksman |
Jimmy Hodgins |
John Mitchell |
John Simpson |
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| Ken Jackson |
Leslie Dawkins |
Helen Dawkins |
Noel Bailey |
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Robert Mills
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Sam McConkey |
Charles Porter |
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