Rev Philip Thompson
Mr Mervyn Johnston (Clerk)
Mr Matthew Currie
Mr Nigel Francey
Mr Alistair Greer
Mr David Preston
Mr George McDowell
Mr Allan Agnew
Mr Geoffrey Allen
Mr Robin Nicholl
Mr Campbell Allen
Mr Mark Preston
Mr Charlie Houston
Mr James Barr
Mr Warwick Farquhar
Mr David Thompson
Mr Neil McCullough
Mr Frew Johnston
Mr David Murdoch
The Code of our church lays out the following about Elders:
(1) The permanent officers in the Church are Presbyters (that is elders), who in Apostolic times were also called bishops or overseers, and Deacons. In each apostolic Church there was a plurality of Presbyters: all ruled and some also laboured in Word and doctrine, hence the titles Teaching Elder and Ruling Elder.
(2) The Teaching Elder, who is also called preacher, evangelist, teacher, pastor or minister, in addition to the oversight of the Church which he exercises in conjunction with the Ruling Elders, is commissioned to preach God’s Word, to administer the sacraments of the Gospel and to instruct the people, and is set for the defence of the Gospel.
(3) The Ruling Elder is appointed to watch for souls and to exercise government and discipline in conjunction with the Teaching Elder. This shall include the oversight of the care of those in need and the management of the temporal affairs of the congregation, with the direct responsibility for these two matters delegated to the Congregational Committee.