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Press Release 07/12/11 United Free Church Assembly 2012   Moderator Designate for the 2012 General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland. CHURCH APPOINTS MODERATOR DESIGNATE The United Free Church of Scotland is pleased to announce that the Moderator Designate of our 2012 General Assembly is Rev Ian Lloyd M.A; B.Sc; B.D. The Assembly will meet in Perth from 6th – 8th June 2012. Mr Lloyd is minister of Torry United Free Church in Aberdeen. He was born in Holyhead, Wales in 1955 but with his father’s work moved to Fraserburgh when he was 8. He was educated at Fraserburgh Academy and then Aberdeen University where he graduated in 1978 with an M.A. in Economics and a B.Sc. in Maths with Biology. From there he worked in the NHS in Grampian as a Personnel Manager. He came to faith while at University under the preaching of Rev. William Still of Gilcomston: South Church, and sensing his own call to the ministry, he undertook a BD course at Aberdeen University graduating in 1988. Though trained with the Church of Scotland, he was called in 1990 to be minister of our Torry congregation in Aberdeen, where he has ministered ever since. He has served the Church as Moderator of the Aberdeen and the North Presbytery. Nationally he has served as Convenor of the Christian Education Committee; Vice convener of the Ministry Committee, Ethics & Current Affairs Committee and is currently Convenor of the Panel on Doctrine. Mr Lloyd is married to Jane who herself works for the NHS and for Scripture Union. For further information please contact: Rev John Fulton (General Secretary) on 0141 332 3435, E-mail: office@ufcos.org.uk

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