Presbytery of Aberdeen

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The Presbytery of the North East and Northern Isles is one of the fourteen 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]

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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.This has now taken place and the presbytery is now called the Presbytery of the North East and Northern Isles (https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/contact/presbytery-list)

Parishes

LocationDedicationMinisterDetails
Bridge of Don: OldmacharRev Darren JallandSunday 10.30am
Bridge of Don: St Columba's St Columba Rev Louis KinseySunday 10.00am

Sunday 6.00pm

CraigiebucklerRev Kenneth L. PetrieSunday 11am (September to June)

Sunday 10am (July to August)

FerryhillRev Peter JohnstonSunday 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 HiltonRev Hutton SteelSunday 11.00am
High Kirk of St Machar

(St Machar's Cathedral)

St Machar Rev Sarah BrownSunday 11.00am

Sunday 6.00pm

Holburn WestRev Duncan C. EddieSunday 11.00am
MannofieldRev Keith T. BlackwoodSunday 9.30am

Sunday 11.00am

Sunday 6.30pm

Wednesday 8.00pm

MastrickVacantSunday 11.00am
MiddlefieldUnder the care of PresbyterySunday 11.00am
Midstocket

(Union of the former St Ninian's and Beechgrove Churches)

VacantSunday 10.30am
StockethillRev Ian M. AitkenWoodhill Court: Sunday 10.00am (first Sunday of the month only)

Cairncry Community Centre: Sunday 10.30am

NorthfieldRev Scott C. GuySunday 10.30am
Queen's CrossRev Scott RennieSunday 10.30am


Wednesday 1.15pm (September to June only)

RubislawRev Robert SmithSunday 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 WestRev Benjamin D.W. ByunSunday 10.00am
South Holburn

(merger of Holburn Central and Ruthrieston South)

Rev David StewartSunday 10.30am
St George's Tillydrone St George Vacant11.15am
St John's for Deaf People St John Rev Mary WhittakerSunday 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. FortuneSunday 11.00am
St Nicholas' Uniting Kirk St Nicholas Rev Stephen TaylorSunday 9.30am (June to September)

Sunday 11.00am

St Nicholas' Kincorth South St Nicholas Rev Edward C. McKennaSunday 10.00am

Sunday 6.30pm

St Stephen's St Stephen Rev Maggie WhyteSunday 11.00a

Sunday 7.30pm (September to June only)

SummerhillRev Michael ShewenSunday 11.00am
Torry St Fittick'sSt FittickRev Dr Edmond GatimaSunday 9.30am (June to August only)

Sunday 11.00am

WoodsideRev Markus AuffermanSunday 11.00am

Outlying parishes

LocationDedicationMinisterDetails
Bucksburn StoneywoodRev Nigel ParkerSunday 9.45am

Sunday 11.00am

CultsRev Shuna DicksSunday 10.30am
DyceRev Manson MerchantSunday 9.30am (second and last Sundays of the month)

Sunday 11.00am

Sunday 6.30pm (first and third Sundays of the month)

KingswellsSunday 11.00am
NewhillsSunday 10.30am

Sunday 6.00pm

PeterculterRev John A. FergusonSunday 10.30am

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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.