Kirk Session

The Kirk Session is comprised of fifteen church Elders. It administers the affairs of the congregation in conjunction with the Minister, who acts as moderator of the Kirk Session.

The Kirk Session has nine regular meetings a year and is functionally broken up into several Committees, each focusing on a particular area of church life. These include:

Elders on the Kirk Session each serve a three-year term and are eligible to be considered to serve one additional three-year term before standing down for at least one year.  The current Kirk Session members shown in the list below for 2023/24. 

Adam Adamson
Alistair Bennett
Sue Black
Jill Davidson
Mary Ellen Ewles
Doug Frith
Guy Kelly

 

 

Martha Kirkland
Norma Latham
David Thompson
Arthur Wightman
Dale Young
Angela Barry
David Cartmill
David Jennings

Session Clerk: Douglas A. Frith

Elders of Christ Church

Elders within the Presbyterian Church are ordained for life.

Full List of Elders and Year Joined

Michael E. Barany 1992
John Barnett 2003
Sue Black 2019
Norma Latham 2021
James Burnett-Herkes 1984
Cindy L. F. Campbell 2006
Vivlyn E. Cooper 1989
Jill Davidson 2018
Duncan W. Dawson 1992
Maureen Eddy 1998
Mary Ellen Ewles 2006
Roderick A. Ferguson 1986
Douglas A. Frith 1992
Grant Hall 1974
Elizabeth Hector 2003
Ian D. Hunter 2006
Gordon R. Johnson 2001
Fiona Kelly 2018
Guy Kelly 1994
Stephen W. Kempe 1980
Martha Kirkland 1985
Patricia Lang 1989
Betsey Mowbray 2003
Anne Nisbet 1997
Roger Oldfield 2006
Jill Davidson 2018
Duncan W. Dawson 1992
Elizabeth A. Parker 2001
E. T. ‘Bob’ Richards 2001
Pauline Richards 1998
Ron Ross 1985
Bruce Sinclair 2018
John Skinner 1993
Gregory I. Smith 1994
Mavis E. Smith 2003
Edward M. N. Stovell 2003
David M. Thompson 2006
Katherine K. Watson 2003
Arthur Wightman 2018
Chet Williams 2006