Susan Donald became Clerk to the Board in March 2004, was ordained as an Elder in January 2005 and “made” Session Clerk on 17 June 2014! She is also the editor of the church newsletter and a fantastic baker for all church events.
Tom and Angela have lived in Insch for nineteen years and initiated the Bible Study Group in 2014. Despite being busy people they are both very active in the church where Tom is an Elder as well as being our sound system expert.
Sheila has been our hard working Free Will Offering Convener for many years She can be contacted on 01464 831645..
Iain and his family have lived in Insch for 15 years. He is our hall keeper and looks after the bookings as well as setting it all out for the groups which use it.
Iain likes to go walking and cycling. He is also a thespian and had two parts in the first Production of the church’s “A Tale o Twa Skweels!” He plays a teacher in Act One and a school boy in Act Two!
Tom and Angela have lived in Insch for nineteen years and initiated the Bible Study Group in 2014. Despite being busy people they are both very active in the church. Angela is an Elder. Angela plays the guitar in the band and is an accomplished singer.
Margaret joined Insch church in January 1969, at the young age of 27. She was a Guild member and very soon became involved in the Junior Sunday School.
Margaret and her husband John ran the Youth Fellowship in their home. In 1974 they moved to Auchleven and joined Premnay Church. Margaret helped to run the Sunday School with the late Mrs Marjorie Thomson, the wife of Leslie elder Mr William Thomson. Margaret served at least two periods as Guild President at Premnay.
After the Union with Insch in 1984, she eventually became Sunday School Superintendent and had another two periods as Guild President. She remained a committee member until a few years ago. Margaret was ordained as an elder in the late 80's. She joined the Insch Church choir.
About ten years ago Margaret took over the post of Flower Convenor from Miss Edith Downie. After her retiral from the post of Head Teacher at Premnay Primary, Margaret joined the Sunday School rota of helpers. She also became responsible for Child protection until the early 90s.
Margaret, in her spare time (!) completed the TLS course (Teaching, Learning and Serving) run by St Colm's College, Edinburgh, under the local guidance of Mrs M. MacDonald, Maryhill. It was an experience which Margaret found memorable and worthwhile.
Frances became the Church organist in 2000 and is well known in the area for playing Scottish Music and reciting Doric poems. Frances also organises, with friends, an annual Old Time Dance with the proceeds going to a different charity each year. In 2016 the church spire fund benefitted from the dance by almost £2,000. Frances is pictured with her husband Bill.
They celebrated their Golden Wedding in July 2017.
The Beadle can be contacted on 07828 456651
Margaret was Session Clerk until 17 June 2014 and is now the contact person for the Stewardship Committee and the Guild on 01464 820639.
Anne has been an elder for thirty years; she has been actively involved with Christian Aid for as long as she can remember, and is still serving on the committee having stepped down as Convenor last year . She has organised the door to door collections in Insch for at least seventeen years and perhaps more! (Margaret Mack has organised the collection in Premnay for many years.)
As Christian Aid had a drop of one and a half million in donations last year, she is hoping that this year people will open their hearts and donate to Christian Aid which helps millions of refugees and poor people all over the world. If every household in our parish gave a couple of pounds, this would make a huge difference to many lives.
We can only hope and pray that people will respond and love their neighbour through the work of Christian Aid.
A member of the congregation and supporter of the ministry. Always willing to help our Minster on a regular basis.
A member of the congregation and supporter of the ministry. Always willing to help our Minster on a regular basis.
The monthly coffee morning ladies are Mrs Sheila Harper on the left and Mrs Madge Forsyth on the right. Pat Duncan is also one of the team.
| District | No. of Households | Streets | Elders |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | Drumrossie Homes Site Scotia Homes Site Drumrossie Denwell Road Dunchavin Cottages Market Square Burnbank | Esther Mitchell Liz Pearman |
| B | 28 | Market Street High Street Beechcroft Terrace Mayfield Gardens Mayfield Terrace | Pat Duncan Diane McCallum |
| C | 17 | Foudland Court | Moira Thom |
| D | 37 | Foudland Crescent Golf Terrace Dunnydeer Park | Bill Davidson Madge Forsyth |
| E | 27 | Church Avenue Church Street Church Terrace Russell Street Valentine Rise | Marion McCallum |
| F | 40 | Dunnydeer View Western Road | Margaret Laing |
| G | 18 | Alexander Street George Street Martin Road Rannes Street | Jane Reid |
| H | 47 | Dunnydeer Gardens Somerset Crescent Victoria Street Charles Street Commerce Street Western Cottages Tyrie Gardens | Susan Donald Linda Harper |
| I | 27 | Commercial Road North Road Old Mart Site The Rowans South Road New Beechcroft Willowbank | Sheila Harper Davy Laing Bill Young |
| J | 28 | Largie Colpy Culsalmond | Anne Campbell Allan Moir |
| K | 23 | Premnay (Village & Rural) Leslie (Village) | Margaret Mack Moira Thom |
| L | 27 | Leslie (Rural) Duncanstone Kennethmont | Sheila Byham William Thomson |
| M | 19 | Murrial to Overhall Mains of Overhall to Old Rayne | Gillian Mackie |
| O | 19 | Oyne (Village & Rural) Kirton of Oyne | Angela Aitken Tom Aitken |
| P | 20 | Postal | Gillian Mackie |
| Group | Convener or Focal Point | Contact No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Session | |||
| Congregational Board | |||
| Property Committee | Iain Mitchell | 01464 820691 | |
| Stewardship Committee | Margaret Laing | 01464 820639 | |
| Christian Aid Committee | Dr . Kay F. Gauld | 01464 820404 | |
| Sunday Club | Diane McCallum | ||
| Choir | Frances Mitchell | 01464 820964 | |
| Church Band | Dr . Kay F. Gauld | 01464 820404 | All are welcome to bring an instrument. |
| The Guild | All members act as conveners. Everyone is welcome to join us. | ||
| Work Party | Pat Duncan | 01464 820711 | |
| Bible Study | Tom Aitken | 01464 821221 | |
| The Production Drama Group | Dr. Kay F. Gauld | 01464 820404 | A group for all ages which will put on a full production. Performances are on a specially built stage in Insch Church. |