Margaret Reid (minister)
QSO | |
|---|---|
| Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand | |
| In office | 1987 |
| Predecessor | Kenape Faletoese |
| Successor | Neil Churcher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 May 1965 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Margaret Aitken Reid 25 June 1923 |
| Died | 19 August 2018 (aged 95) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
David Brown Martin
(m. 1978; died 2002) |
Helen Margaret Aitken Reid
Biography
Born on 25 June 1923,
When, in 1964, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand passed regulations allowing for the ordaination of women to the ministry, Reid quickly applied, and on 13 May 1965, she was ordained at St Andrew's on the Terrace in Wellington, becoming the first female Presbyterian minister in New Zealand.[1][3] A decade later, in 1975, Reid served as moderator for the Wellington Presbytery, preaching widely.[3]
In 1978, married David Brown Martin, the minister of Mount Albert Presbyterian Church in Auckland.[1][4] She worked part-time for the Parish Development and Mission Department in Auckland from 1979 to 1980, and was an honorary associate minister at Mount Albert from 1980 to 1989.[1]
Reid served as moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand in 1987, the second woman and first ordained woman to hold the position.[1] Her chosen theme was "choose life in all its fullness".[3]
In the
References
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- ^ a b "Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Church: ministers, deaconesses & missionaries from 1840 – Mabon to Matheson". Presbyterian Church Archives. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Helen Margaret Aitken Martin death notice". New Zealand Herald. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.