William Currie Hewitt (born 1951) is a
minister
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of the
Church of Scotland and is a former
Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (2009–2010).
He was born on 6 April 1951 in
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
,
Ayrshire
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,
Scotland and educated at
Kilmarnock Academy
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and the
University of Glasgow. He graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Divinity
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from the University of Glasgow in 1974.
He was minister at Westburn Parish Church in
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ...
,
Scotland until 2012
and was the first serving minister of a church in Greenock ever to become Moderator. He was ordained in 1977, whilst serving as Assistant Minister at Castlehill Parish Church in
Ayr. In 1978 he became minister at Elderslie Parish Church,
Johnstone
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
, serving for 16 years before moving to St Luke's Parish Church, Greenock, in 1994. In 2006 St Luke's united with neighbouring St George's North Church to become Westburn Church. His latest role is in interim ministry,
currently (2012) serving as Clerk ''pro tem'' to the
Presbytery of Glasgow.
He has also served as Moderator of the Presbytery of Greenock and the first Moderator of the successor Presbytery of Greenock and Paisley. In 1993, Mr Hewitt was appointed to the General Assembly's Board of Practice and Procedure where he served for 8 years, becoming Convener of the General Assembly Arrangements Committee and Convener of the Business Committee of the General Assembly. Mr Hewitt has also been a member of the Church of Scotland's Assembly Council and of the Support and Services Committee.
He is married to Moira; they have a daughter and two sons. Full name and title: The Very Reverend William Currie Hewitt BD DipPS.
See also
*
List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
References
External links
Profile on the Church of Scotland websiteWestburn Church, GreenockBBC news reportLocal news report
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1951 births
People from Kilmarnock
People associated with Inverclyde
20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland
Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Living people
21st-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland