Rev Alasdair Macleod has been named as the next Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.
Mr Macleod who hails from the Western Isles is due to take up the role in May.
He commented: “Sharing the living hope found in Jesus Christ with our nation defines us as a church. The General Assembly, gathering in Edinburgh each May, has a unique contribution to make to that mission. Therefore, to be nominated as Moderator of the 2025 General Assembly is an honour.”
Since 2016, he has been senior minister of Smithton Church in Inverness.
For the previous 12 years he was pastor at his first charge, Lochbroom and Coigach Free Church in Ullapool and Achiltibuie.
Before training at Edinburgh Theological Seminary (formerly the Free Church College), he worked as a civil engineer with a consultancy specialising in projects related to the water industry.
Having been involved in the wider Free Church through central committees, He was
the first chairman of the newly formed Mission Board from 2015-17.
Mr Macleod and his wife Catriona have three children, Lois, Samuel and Benjamin.
Next Free Church Moderator named
2 October 2024