C of S Chief Officer Retires
The Assembly Trustees have informed us of the pending retirement of the first CO to be appointed in the Church of Scotland.
Good Morning
Dave Kendall, who has held the role of Chief Officer at the Church of Scotland since November 2019, has given notice of his intention to retire at the end of May 2025. Over the last 5 years Dave has helped the Church of Scotland in managing the wide remit of the Assembly Trustees, striving to progress the reform agenda that was set down by the General Assembly.
Dave has been unstinting in putting his many gifts to use for the Church not only nationally, but locally, as an office-bearer in his own congregation. His strong personal faith and experience of, and commitment to, participation in his local church has underpinned his service at a national level and given him particular understanding of the challenges facing congregations and Presbyteries across the country in the implementation of mission planning. We will miss his positivity, his patience and his enthusiastic approach to the Trustees’ difficult task of seeking to balance income and expenditure whilst adequately resourcing ministry and mission. We wish Dave well as he begins a richly-deserved retirement and pray God’s blessing for him and his family now and in the future.
Best wishes,
Rev David Cameron
Convener of the Assembly Trustees