As we approach the start of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) General Assembly convening tomorrow, I need to get caught up on this detail from last January.

The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) has selected the Rev. David Blunt as the Moderator-designate for the 2018 General Assembly. Mr. Blunt has been the pastor of the Free Church (Continuing) congregation of North Uist & Grimsay for the last eleven years.

He was born in Essex in 1958 and lived most of his childhood in Hampshire. Mr. Blunt’s original college studies were in Environmental Science at the University College of Wales. From there he conducted research at Dundee University.

In the course of personal study of the Bible and mentoring by Christians around him, he was convinced of the truth of the Gospel in 1983. He then found paths of Christian service, including assisting at a city mission and teaching part-time at a Christian primary school. Sensing a call to the gospel ministry, Mr Blunt received his ministerial training at the Free Church College.

Having competed his training, in 2000 he was inducted by the Free Church (Continuing) as an Evangelist/Church Planter in the Aberdeen area.  Seven years later accepted a call to his present position with the North Uist & Grimsay congregation in the Western Isles.

His higher denominational service includes work as a Presbytery Clerk and as well as the Clerk to Assembly Committees. In addition, last year he began as the editor of the denominational magazine Free Church Witness. A published writer, Mr. Blunt is the the author of Presbyterianism, published by the Free Church (Continuing), and of Which Bible Version: Does it Really Matter?, published by the Trinitarian Bible Society.

Our prayers are with Mr. Blunt as the Free Church (Continuing) assembly begins tomorrow and he is installed to the position of Moderator.