The Presbytery of Aberdeen and Shetland is one of the forty-two presbyteries of the Church of Scotland, being the local presbytery for the city of Aberdeen.[1] The current moderator is the Rev Hutton Steel who is minister of High Hilton Parish Church. The presbytery represents and supervises thirty six Church of Scotland congregations within the city. The office is at Mastrick Parish Church.[2]
The role of Presbytery Clerk is held by the Rev Dr John A Ferguson. On 1 June 2020 the presbytery merged with Shetland Presbytery becoming the Presbytery of Aberdeen and Shetland with Shetland reducing its parishes to one, covering all the islands. There is currently a consultation process with a view to further mergers in the North East of Scotland. This forms part of the Church of Scotland's wider aim of reducing the number of presbyteries to around 12.
Parishes
| Location | Dedication | Minister | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Don: Oldmachar | Rev Darren Jalland | Sunday 10.30am | |
| Bridge of Don: St Columba's | St Columba | Rev Louis Kinsey | Sunday 10.00am
Sunday 6.00pm |
| Craigiebuckler | Rev Kenneth L. Petrie | Sunday 11am (September to June)
Sunday 10am (July to August) | |
| Ferryhill | Rev Peter Johnston | Sunday 10.00am (July to August)
Sunday 11.00am (September to June) Sunday 6.00pm (third Sunday in January to May and September to October) Tuesday 12.10pm (15 minutes) (third Tuesday of month) | |
| High Hilton | Rev Hutton Steel | Sunday 11.00am | |
| High Kirk of St Machar
(St Machar's Cathedral) |
St Machar | Rev Sarah Brown | Sunday 11.00am
Sunday 6.00pm |
| Holburn West | Rev Duncan C. Eddie | Sunday 11.00am | |
| Mannofield | Rev Keith T. Blackwood | Sunday 9.30am
Sunday 11.00am Sunday 6.30pm Wednesday 8.00pm | |
| Mastrick | Vacant | Sunday 11.00am | |
| Middlefield | Under the care of Presbytery | Sunday 11.00am | |
| Midstocket
(Union of the former St Ninian's and Beechgrove Churches) |
Vacant | Sunday 10.30am | |
| Stockethill | Rev Ian M. Aitken | Woodhill Court: Sunday 10.00am (first Sunday of the month only)
Cairncry Community Centre: Sunday 10.30am | |
| Northfield | Rev Scott C. Guy | Sunday 10.30am | |
| Queen's Cross | Rev Scott Rennie | Sunday 10.30am
| |
| Rubislaw | Rev Robert Smith | Sunday 9.30am (March to May and September to November)
Sunday 11am (March to May and September to November) Sunday 10.00am (June to August) Sunday 11am (December to February) | |
| 'Ruthrieston West | Rev Benjamin D.W. Byun | Sunday 10.00am | |
| South Holburn
(merger of Holburn Central and Ruthrieston South) |
Rev David Stewart | Sunday 10.30am | |
| St George's Tillydrone | St George | Vacant | 11.15am |
| St John's for Deaf People | St John | Rev Mary Whittaker | Sunday 11.00am (first, third and fifth Sunday of the month only) |
| St Mark's | St Mark | Sunday 10am (July and August)
Sunday 11am (September to June) | |
| St Mary's | St Mary | Rev Elsie J. Fortune | Sunday 11.00am |
| St Nicholas' Uniting Kirk | St Nicholas | Rev Stephen Taylor | Sunday 9.30am (June to September)
Sunday 11.00am |
| St Nicholas' Kincorth South | St Nicholas | Rev Edward C. McKenna | Sunday 10.00am
Sunday 6.30pm |
| St Stephen's | St Stephen | Rev Maggie Whyte | Sunday 11.00a
Sunday 7.30pm (September to June only) |
| Summerhill | Rev Michael Shewen | Sunday 11.00am | |
| Torry St Fittick's | St Fittick | Rev Dr Edmond Gatima | Sunday 9.30am (June to August only)
Sunday 11.00am |
| Woodside | Rev Markus Aufferman | Sunday 11.00am |
Outlying parishes
| Location | Dedication | Minister | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucksburn Stoneywood | Rev Nigel Parker | Sunday 9.45am
Sunday 11.00am | |
| Cults | Rev Shuna Dicks | Sunday 10.30am | |
| Dyce | Rev Manson Merchant | Sunday 9.30am (second and last Sundays of the month)
Sunday 11.00am Sunday 6.30pm (first and third Sundays of the month) | |
| Kingswells | Sunday 11.00am | ||
| Newhills | Sunday 10.30am
Sunday 6.00pm | ||
| Peterculter | Rev John A. Ferguson | Sunday 10.30am |
See also
References
- ↑ "Background Information". Presbytery of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 17 January 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- ↑ "Moderator". Presbytery of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.