The 47th General Meeting of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago has just concluded and the Rev. Elvis Elahie, 45, was elected Moderator.  The meeting was held at St. Andrews Theological College, Paradise Hill, San Fernando.  Trinidad &Tobago’s Newsday reports that Rev. Elahie was ordained in 1988 and “has worked in several districts around the country.”

In his acceptance speech, Rev. Elahie is quoted as saying:

“Over the ages the Christian community has been
enriched out of the heritage of seers and scholars and saints.  Thus we must engage new insights for our time, by being possessors of the truth of many yesterdays, partakers of God’s thoughts for today and creators with God for a better tomorrow.  One of the areas which I am sure must engage our attention is that of the fusion between education and religion as we aim toward human development.”

In an interesting note on the polity of this denomination, the article says the previous moderator served two two-year terms.  Unlike most presbyterian denominations where a moderator serves a single term, the multiple terms here may indicate a greater role in the ecclesiastical operation of the church.