Former Barlinnie chaplain is new moderator
A FORMER chaplain to one of Scotland's toughest jails was sworn in yesterday as the new moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
The Reverend David Arnott, 65, who was a part-time chaplain at Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison, was sworn into office as the Kirk's annual gathering began. He takes over from Rev John Christie.
Arnott, a regular contributor on radio and television programmes, was born in Dunfermline, Fife, and studied at St Andrews and Edinburgh universities. The married father of three grown-up children was ordained to Stobhill Parish Church in Gorebridge in the early 1970s.
He was then based at Netherlee Parish Church in Glasgow and during his time worked at Barlinnie.
He moved to St Andrews Hope Park Church in 1996, which was linked to Strathkinness Church in 2005.
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