John Chalmers (moderator)

John Chalmers is a minister of the Church of Scotland, the current Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen. In 2014, following the withdrawal of Angus Morrison on health grounds,[1] he was nominated to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2014-15;[2] he was duly formally elected as Moderator on the first day of the General Assembly's week-long annual session. He succeeded Lorna Hood as Moderator.

Background

Born in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, John Chalmers studied chemical engineering at the University of Strathclyde before transferring to the University of Glasgow to study divinity. He is married to Liz; they have three children. In 2011, during the General Assembly, his youngest son John James was severely injured whilst serving with the Royal Marines in Afghanistan.

Career

His first charge as a parish minister was at Renton Parish Church, Dunbartonshire, followed by Palmerston Place Church in Edinburgh (1986-1995).[3] Since 1995 he has worked full-time in the Church of Scotland Offices, including as Principal Clerk since 2010.

As Moderator, he met with Pope Francis in Rome in February 2015.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news_and_events/news/2014/moderator-designate_withdraws_due_to_ill_health
  2. ↑ BBC News, 2 April 2014
  3. ↑ Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, Volume XI, T&T Clark Ltd, Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN 0-567-08750-6
  4. ↑ BBC News, 16 February 2015

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Lorna Hood		 Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Angus Morrison
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