Born 1954

1970-1974 Auchincruive, Ayrshire: HND Agriculture.  

- 'Allan Carruth’ Distinction of Merit in Animal Nutrition (GlaxoSmithKlyne)

1974-1979 Farm Management Assistant Scottish Milk Marketing Board

1979-1989 Agricultural Officer Department of Agriculture for Scotland

Professed faith in 1981

1994 - Dip.Th Free Church College and Licensed to preach by the Free Presbytery of Skye & North Uist.

1994 - Ordained and Inducted to Arran Free Church

1999 - Translated to North Uist & Grimsay Free Church

2004 - Translated to Edinburgh Free St Columbas Free Church (Continuing)

2004-2017  Clerk to the Training of the Ministry Committee

2012-2016 - Student of the Institute of Nouthetic Studies

Appointed Lecturer in Hebrew & Old Testament in 2017

Married Catriona September 1993. Daughters Rachel, Alison and Lydia.