Obituary: Rev Alestair Bennett, the Church of Scotland’s longest serving minister
The Rev Alestair Bennett, who has died at the age of 104, was the Church of Scotland’s longest serving minister, and “the father of the Church”, having been ordained for a remarkable 73 years, during which he ministered in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Fife. He was born into a United Free Church manse in February [...]
Obituary: Archimandrite John Maitland Moir, priest
Born: 18 June, 1924, in Currie. Died: 17 April, 2013, in Edinburgh, aged 88 Father John Maitland Moir, priest of the Orthodox Church of St Andrew in Edinburgh, founder of many smaller Orthodox communities throughout Scotland and Orthodox chaplain to the University of Edinburgh, died peacefully in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 17 April, 2013. A [...]
Fr Ian Weathrall, last British priest of North India, dies at 91
Father Ian Weathrall, the last British member of Church of North India’s Delhi Brotherhood, died at the age of 91 on Tuesday, after a two-year battle with cancer. Weathrall, who was of Scottish origin, came to India as a soldier of the 16th Punjab Regiment during World War II, and went on to become a [...]
Rev Howard Taylor, missionary, minister and university chaplain
Born: 6 June, 1944, in Stockport. Died: 22 February, 2013, in St Andrews, aged 68. Howard Taylor was born on the same day as the D-Day landings, and brought up in Stockport, Staines, and High Halstow, in Kent. He was educated at Gravesend Technical School, near Rochester. After an abortive attempt at working down a [...]
Death of Rev Ronald Graham
It is with sadness that the Free Church announces the death of Rev Ronald Graham, who went home to glory on Friday (1 February) aged 79. Mr Graham’s only charge was Drumchapel Free Church in Glasgow, where he served from 1973 to 1983 before retiring with poor health. During his 10 years in the ministry [...]
Charles Kennedy: Labour and Christianity were inseparable for this beloved councillor
The man responsible for my youthful flirtation with Labour was Charles Kennedy, the young and indefatigable councillor for the Milton of Campsie ward, writes Kevin McKenna. If the party of the people had even a handful more like him in its Scottish canton I would be a member still. — I don’t know if Charles [...]
Eriskay and Scotland are the poorer for Father Calum MacLellan’s passing
It was a day which had been a long time coming. Eriskay, situated at the tip of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, was formally no longer an island. At the ceremony in the island’s hall to mark the opening of the causeway linking the tiny island to South Uist, the parish priest, Father Calum [...]
Co-founder of the Christian Party is translated to Glory
William Thompson, the co-founder of the Christian Party, has fallen asleep in Jesus. William (left) was the right hand man who supported the Rev. George Hargreaves (right) in founding the Christian Party. Although he kept himself in the background, he was always there taking an active interest in the Party. His interest in Scotland was [...]
Much-loved minister Alasdair Cameron passes away
Church-goers were left devastated yesterday by the sudden death of a popular minister. The Reverend Alasdair Cameron, minister at Paisley’s Sherwood Greenlaw Church, died suddenly at the manse on Sunday. The fact that he was due to start enjoying his retirement in September has worsened the impact of his tragic death. Mr Cameron, who was [...]
Passing of record breaking Inverness minister
The longest-ordained minister of the Church of Scotland since the Reformation 450 years ago has died at a nursing home in Inverness. Veteran Highland cleric Rev Tom Donn (103), who would have been 104 next month and was ordained at Stornoway over 78 years ago, passed away at Kingsmills Nursing Home. Last May he achieved [...]
