Presbytery of Glasgow


The Presbytery of Glasgow is one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century. The Presbytery of Glasgow currently has 125 congregations, making it by far the largest Presbytery in the Church of Scotland.
Congregations vary in location from suburbs and urban priority areas to outlying towns and villages. The Presbytery boundaries extend beyond the City of Glasgow to include parts of four other local authority areas.

Presbyterianism

As a Presbyterian church, the Church of Scotland has no bishops. Instead courts of ministers, elders and deacons have collective responsibility for the governance of the church. The Presbytery is the intermediate court of the church, subject to the General Assembly and responsible for the oversight of Kirk Sessions As with all courts of the Church, the Presbytery is chaired by an annually elected Moderator.

Moderator of the Presbytery

Each year Presbytery nominates a Moderator to serve for one year. The Moderator begins their term in June, and represents the Presbytery at church, ecumenical, inter-denominational and civic events, among others. In 2003-2004, the Rev Adah Younger became the first woman to be Moderator of the Presbytery.

Presbytery meetings

The Presbytery meets each month. Twice a year, smaller regional meetings are held covering a number of topics. All meeting dates, times and venues are advertised on the Presbytery website.

Presbytery structure

The Presbytery is based around a committee structure made up of: Community Responsibility; Ecumenical Relations & Interfaith Matters; Education; Learning & Nurture; Ministry; Mission; Nominations; Property; Staffing; Stewardship & Finance; Strategic Planning; Superintendence ; World Mission; and Worship.

Presbytery Clerk

The Presbytery Clerk is Rev George S. Cowie, formerly parish Minister at in , who also serves as a Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen. Previous Presbytery Clerks include Very Rev Bill Hewitt, Rev Dr Graham Blount, Rev Dr Angus Kerr, and Very Rev Dr David Lunan,.
The Presbytery Office is located in Glasgow city centre within the Renfield Centre, attached to St Andrew’s West Church, at 260 Bath Street, G2 4JP.

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