Peter Brodie (minister)
Peter Philip Brodie (22 October 1916 – 16 October 1996) was a Church of Scotland minister, most notably Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland[1] from 1978[2] to 1979.[3]
Life
He was born in Airdrie on 22 October 1916 the son of Robert and Margaret Brodie.[4]
He was educated at
In 1940 he began as assistant to Rev Morrison at St Marys Church in Kirkintilloch. Following the death of Rev Morrison in 1941 he became minister, and served as such from 1942 to 1947.[5] In the war he served in the Home Guard.
In 1947 he was transferred to St Mungo's Church in Alloa and ministered there until 1987.
In 1978 he succeeded Very Rev
Family
He was married to Constance Lindsay Hope.[6]
They were parents to Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie (b.1950).[7]
His son, Jonathan Brodie KC, became the Procurator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on 1 June 2023. He had first attended the General Assembly in 1978 when his father, Peter Brodie, was Moderator.[8]
Notes
- ^ C of S
- ^ "Kirk closer to the people than the C of E" The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 30, 1978; pg. 2; Issue 60314
- Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (January 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 January 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "The Very Rev. Peter Philip Brodie 1942 – 1947". 13 November 2017.
- ^ St Mary's Church web site
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "St Mungo's Parish Church takes a trip Back to the Future".
- ^ "Son of the manse appointed Procurator of the General Assembly". Church of Scotland. 25 May 2023.