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 |