Staff & key leaders

Depending on God’s grace, my aim is to be a good dad, a good husband, and to serve the community of Banchory with my gifts and talents.  I have been called to the ministry of Word and Sacrament, as a servant and a teacher, and those are my priorities - to teach the scriptures, to lead worship, and to serve and guide our community to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this place. 

tony@banchorywestchurch.com

Sharon's ministry is to support and lead the Edge and Rock youth ministry reaching out to all young people in Banchory with the aims of Making Contact, Making Friends and Making Disciples. 

sharon@banchorywestchurch.com

The Church office is a point of contact for the church and community and Jill’s ministry is to offer administrative support to the ministry team and the church.  She has the added responsibility of Treasurer. 

office@banchorywestchurch.com

treasurer@banchorywestchurch.com

01330 822006

Christine's ministry includes using her gifts to offer support and conduct funerals as part of the ministry team

christine@banchorywestchurch.com

We aim to include a blend of  music that reflects our inter-generational church family, and to encourage the gifts of a range of musicians and singers each week, alongside our choir.  

The congregation has a team of elders called the Kirk Session who are set apart to be spiritual overseers of the community.  That team of elders is supported by the ministry of the Session Clerk Craig Watt. 

craig@banchorywestchurch.com

My role is to encourage us to be an intergenerational church family – where all generations work together in the responsibility of helping our children and families grow as disciples of Jesus.  My primary role will be in supporting the work of the Junior Church team, and supporting parents and carers.  In the Bible God asks his people to remember God’s wonderful way of life, live it out daily and share this way of life with all our children. All children and families should have an opportunity to receive the full blessing of being part of the church family.

kirsi@banchorywestchurch.com

Jane coordinates the Pastoral Care Team. Much of our pastoral care takes place in small groups and we want to encourage more people to be part of a small group.  We also have a team of visitors, and from time to time we provide meals for new parents, or those recently out of hospital, or arrange transport to church, or to appointments. Monthly fellowship services where people sit at tables and a time of traditional worship is followed by refreshments have grown in popularity. We aim to help each of us to love our neighbours. 

jane.russell@banchorywestchurch.com

The aim of the Outreach Team is to encourage us to reach out locally and globally being an outward looking Church. We support in prayer and financially the work of International Justice Mission and other overseas partners; we support Christian Aid and Fairtrade. We also respond to issues of climate change and biodiversity loss. We also offer Alpha courses throughout the year. Following the crisis in Ukraine a support group for host families and Ukrainian refugees has begun in partnership with fellow churches.

office@banchorywestchurch.com