Alan Main (minister)

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Alan Main (1936 - 1 December 2023) was a retired minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly from May 1998 until May 1999.

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Life

He was born in Aberdeen in 1936. He was educated at Robert Gordon's College then studied divinity at Aberdeen University from 1954. In 1960 he travelled to the US to study at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. [1]

He was ordained in 1963 and served as minister at Chapel of Garioch Parish Church, Aberdeenshire, 1963–1970 and was then appointed as chaplain to the University of Aberdeen. [2]

He was professor of practical theology at the University of Aberdeen, 1980–2001, and was also master of Christ's College, Aberdeen, 1992–2001. He has served as minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [3]

He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the year 1998/1999. [4] His formal title (following the end of his Moderatorial year) is the Very Reverend Professor Alan Main. He was succeeded in the role, in May 1999, by John Cairns.

From 2000 to 2013 he was patron of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. [5]

He was president of the Boys' Brigade 2006–2007. [6] [7]

Prof. Main died on 1 December 2023 in at Woodlands Care Home, Aberdeen. He is survived by his wife Anne, and his daughter, Katherine. He was also a grandfather and great-grandfather. His funeral was held at Tarves Parish Church on 12 December. [8] A small plaque inside Barthol Chapel Church commemorates his time as Moderator of the Church of Scotland.

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References

  1. ↑ "Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen | The Very Rev. Prof. Alan Main TD MA BSD STM PhD 2000".
  2. ↑ Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, Volume XI (page 422), T&T Clark Ltd, Edinburgh, 2000, ISBN   0-567-08750-6
  3. ↑ "Scottish police help quake effort". BBC News . 7 January 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sunday Morning Worship at King's" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen | Patrons".
  6. ↑ "support". memorialgarden.boys-brigade.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Very Rev. Prof. Alan Main TD MA BSD STM PhD 2000 – Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen | Craftsmen in Aberdeen, Scotland". seventradesofaberdeen.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Family Announcements, MAIN - Deaths - Press And Journal Announcements". ajl.myfamilyannouncements.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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