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


Wednesday 1.15pm (September to June only)

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

  1. "Background Information". Presbytery of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 17 January 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
  2. "Moderator". Presbytery of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
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