Kirk Session
What is a “Kirk Session”? Well , the Kirk Session is on one hand a formal court of the church, on the other hand it is a formal committee of the parish to manage church business. The membership comprises Elders of the parish as well as the local ministers who are part of the Team Ministry with one of them being appointed Moderator of the Kirk Session (akin to chairperson of a committee. It is also important to note that each member of the Kirk Session carries a legal responsibility as a Trustee of the charity associated with the parish to ensure that the charity operates within the law and provides correct stewardship of any moneys involved.
The new kirk session of the parish of West Moray, Church of Scotland is made up of all the elders from the sessions of the 10 churches that made up the new parish. Because of the large size of the new session and the task ahead the major offices of session have principals and deputies. The deputies are shared between the Urban and Rural parts of the parish to provide continuity in the short term.
Below is a list of the contact emails for the various officers which should be used for contacting them on session business. The Contact Us page linked here can be used for contacting the webmaster and for general enquiries.
Team Ministry Urban Minister – Rev Stuart Finlayson – sfinlayson@churchofscotland.org.uk – Mobile 07557472745
Team Ministry Rural Minister – Reverend Dewald Louw – DLouw@churchofscotland.org.uk – Mobile 07464847803
Session Clerk – Roy Anderson – sessionclerk@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Urban Deputy Session Clerk – – urbandeputysc@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Rural Deputy Session Clerk – Corinne Davies – ruraldeputysc@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Treasurer – Douglas Murray – treasurer@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Dallas Mission Contact – William Masson – dallasmission@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Dyke Mission Contact – Jane Foster – dykemission@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Facebook coordinator – Ishbel Hardie – facebook@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
Any Safeguarding matters can be passed to one of the Safeguarding coordinators at safeguarding@westmoraychurchofscotland.org.uk
