The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body. It generally meets each year and is chaired by a M
The General Assembly Hall (pictured in 2013)
Statue of John Knox outside the Assembly Hall
The General Assembly meeting in Edinburgh in 1787
The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the minister or elder chosen to moderate the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
…congregation. The Assembly also has youth representatives and a few officials. Prior to each Assembly, a minister or elder is nominated to serve as Moderator for that year. At the start of the Assembly the Moderator is duly elected, although the election is considered a formality. The Moderator presides from…
Coat of Arms of Iain R. Torrance, former Moderator, illustrating the Geneva bonnet and the crozier of St. Fillan