Every congregation has a Kirk Session which has oversight, and responsibility for, the whole life and service of the Church within its Parish.

At Houston & Killellan Kirk our Kirk Session has 12 members:

Moderator: Revd. Gary Noonan
Session Clerk: Helen Dunn
Deputy Session Clerk: Matthew Alexander
Convener of the Resources Team: Vacant
Convener of the Mission Team: James McLaughlin
Convener of the Nurture Team: Sandra Griffiths
Convener of the Strategy Team: Janice Watt

Kay Crawford
Susan Findlay
Gillian McFarlane
Iain Cameron
Gillian McGee

Team Leader: Resources Convener (Vacant)

Members: Finance Team Leader (Jack McKechnie), Property Team Leader, Minister (ex officio)

Sub-group: Finance

Team Leader: Jack McKechnie

Members: Finance Team Leader, Treasurer (Kay Farley), Gift Aid (Susan Findlay), WFO (Irwin Jefferson), Elaine Rowan, Eric Richardson, Roy Anderson, John King, Phil Addy, Minister (ex officio)

Co-opted members: David Shaw, Aileen Shaw, Peter Farley

​Sub-group: Property

Team Leader: Vacant

Members: Resources Convener, Property Team Leader, Ian Gray, Alan Dawson, Bill Haddow, Health & Safety Administrator (as required)

Co-opted members: Jack McNeil, James McDonald, John Wilson

​Sub-group: Grounds Team

Members: Adam McCartney, Gordon Galloway, Alex Scott, George Ballantyne, Margaret Richardson

Team Leader: Mission Convener (James McLaughlin)

Members: Outreach Team Leader (Sue Campbell), Overseas Team Leader (Caroline Morrison), Minister (ex officio)

Sub-group: Local Outreach (Church and Society)

Team Leader: Sue Campbell

Members: Mission Convener, Janice Anderson, Barbara Ann Brown, Kirsty Johnson, Matthew Alexander, Wendy Workman, Maggie Deans, George Ballantyne, Linda Fisher, Minister (ex officio)

Sub-group: Overseas (World Mission)

​Team Leader: Caroline Morrison

Members: Mission Convener, Gillian McGee, Irene McLaughlin, Isabel Haddow, Johnathan Waugh, Ken Campbell

​Sub-group: Pastoral

Team Leader: Kay Crawford

Members: Liz Bowie, May Griffin, Helen Lister, Isobel Grant, Jim Collins, Minister (ex officio)

Given the confidential nature of this team’s work, they report directly to the Minister and do not produce a report on their pastoral work to Kirk session.

Team Leader: Nurture Convener (Sandra Griffiths)

Members: Children & Families Team Leader (Gillian McFarlane), Sunday Club Leader (Jane Crawford), Minister (ex officio)

​Sub-group: Children and Families

Team Leader: Gillian McFarlane

Membership: Nurture Convener, Sunday Club Leader, Fiona Taylor, Lesley Jackson, Catriona Connelly, Minister (ex officio)

Co-opted members: Matthew Alexander, Lesley Jackson

Members: Minister, Convener (Janice Watt), Conveners of Resources, Mission and Nurture Teams, Helen Dunn, Adam McCartney

Co-opted members: Kathy McFall, Peter Farley

Team Leaders: Kate Jackson and Ina Jefferson

Members: Jean Mills, Diane Gray, Sandra Griffiths

Co-opted members: Lorna Kinloch, Heather Hughes, Carolyn Hunter

Sandra Griffiths
Helen Dunn
Kirsty Johnson
Gillian McGee

Church Roll/Elders’ Districts: Irwin Jefferson

Presbytery Elder: Roy Anderson

Additional Presbytery Elder: Jim McBeath

Communion Duties: Helen Dunn

Flower Ministry: Helen Dunn

GDPR Compliance: Helen Dunn

Projects: Ian Jackson, Iain Cameron, Alistair McGregor

Health & Safety Administrator: John Malcolm