Meet the team
Our team are all members of our congregation. Apart from our minister, they work on a voluntary basis.
Communication Lead Ivar Struthers
Ivar maintains our website and social media, our quarterly Newsletter and all matters relating to digital media and communication.
Contact Ivar here.
Session Clerk Morag Rusk
Morag is responsible for maintaining records, attending to correspondence, and assisting the Kirk Session, often acting as a manager.
Contact Morag here.
Hall Lets Co-ordinator Kathryn Ross
Kathryn is responsible for managing letting of halls and rooms within our properties. We let to businesses and other churches as well as for events.
Contact Kathryn here.
Kirk Session
As part of the Church of Scotland Cumbernauld Trinity Parish Church is overseen by a group within the congregation called the Kirk Session. It consists of the minister and the ruling elders of a congregation. Any specific enquiries should be made to Morag Rusk, Session Clerk here.
Cumbernauld Trinity operates under the Church of Scotland Unitary Constitution with 37 elders. A Safeguarding Policy, Panel and Co-ordinator in place.
Responsibilities of the Kirk Session
Spiritual and temporal oversight: the kirk session has responsibility for the spiritual and temporal oversight of the congregation's affairs.
Maintaining order: they maintain good order within the congregation, including administering discipline and overseeing the moral and religious condition of the parish.
Implementing acts: they implement the Acts of the General Assembly.
Safeguarding: Kirk Sessions are responsible for ensuring that their congregations adhere to the Church's safeguarding standards.
Historical Significance
Kirk sessions played a crucial role in poor relief and education in Scotland from the late sixteenth century until the late nineteenth century.
Records: Kirk session records can contain a wide variety of information, including births, marriages, deaths, fornication cases, poor relief records, and more.
Location: Most historical Kirk Session Records are held by the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Access: You can now search many (but not all) pre-1900 records on the government website scotlandspeople.gov.uk.