William Johnston (minister)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_grave_of_William_Bryce_Johnston%2C_Colinton_Churchyard.jpg/300px-The_grave_of_William_Bryce_Johnston%2C_Colinton_Churchyard.jpg)
William Bryce Johnston, (16 September 1921 – 22 May 2005) was a Church of Scotland minister,[1] most notably Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1980 until 1981.[2]
He was Executive Committee Chairman of the
Life
He was born in Edinburgh the son of William B. Johnston, a civil servant, and his wife, Isabel W. Highley.[4]
He was educated at
He was
He was the
In 1975 he represented Scotland at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi.[6]
His year as Moderator included a trip to Jerusalem to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of the Scottish church there.[7]
He was an
He died on 22 May 2005 and was interred in the south side grounds of Colinton Church.
Family
In 1947 he married Ruth Cowley, daughter of Rev Cowley, who he met in post-war Germany. They had one son and two daughters.[9]
Notes
- ^ "The Very Rev William Johnston". The Independent. 28 May 2005.
- ^ "C of S" (PDF).
- ^ Glasgow Herald: obituary 24 May 2005
- ^ Who's Who 2004
- ^ Independent (newspaper): obituary May 2005
- ^ Glagow Herald: obituary 25 May 2005
- ^ "St. Andrew's Memorial Church – Jerusalem – Church of Scotland".
- 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.)
- ^ Independent (newspaper) obituary 28 May 2005