Rev Morag Muirhead installed as moderator of Lochaber Presbytery

The Rev Morag Muirhead became the moderator for Lochaber at a Presbytery service in Fort William Duncansburgh MacIntosh Church on Tuesday June 12.

Moderator Rev Fiona Ogg conducted the service and installed Rev Muirhead as moderator for the forthcoming year.

Rev Muirhead was ordained as a minister at Fort William Duncansburgh MacIntosh Parish Church in May 2013 and appointed to that church as part of the ministry team. Morag trained as a minister after several years as a reader and elder. Apart from church connections many in the town will know Morag due to her career in teaching in Inverlochy Primary School until her retirement in 2009.

During the service the challenges of change facing the mission and ministry of the church nationally as well as locally were highlighted.

In the meeting which followed the service heard about the outreach of both local and national churches. After the devastating earthquake in Nepal in April 2015 local churches and individuals responded to the appeal for money to help build houses. There was a very generous response from Lochaber and people heard how £310,000 had been raised in total. This has been put to good use in establishing an infrastructure of roads, water and power in the area affected. Schools have been built and houses are beginning to be constructed in a way that is sustainable and more robust in the event of future earthquakes.

News from congregations included reports from the General Assembly from our youth representative Samuel Jones and one of the commissioners Cath Fraser. Local events throughout Lochaber were reported.

Morag is hoping to visit some of the churches and projects throughout her year of office.