Two cousins have accepted calls – on the same day – to serve as ministers in two Free Church of Scotland congregations.
Rev Murdo Campbell, who has faithfully ministered at Barvas Free Church of Scotland on the Isle of Lewis, has accepted the call to serve at Knockbain Free Church. His induction will take place at 1pm on Saturday 22nd February at Knockbain Free Church, Ferry Brae, North Kessock.
While Rev Andrew ‘Mowgli’ Macleod who has been serving as assistant minister at Tain and Fearn Free Church, has accepted the call to become minister of New City Church (Dunfermline Free Church). He is currently on sabbatical and will be inducted in April.
It is a momentous time for the cousins as they prepare to embark on new chapters in their respective ministries.
Murdo is married to Alison, with four energy-filled boys, David (12), Finlay (11), Daniel (9) and Matthew (1). He said: “As a family, it has been our privilege to serve the Lord in bonnie Barvas over the past ten years. While we will miss the people and the place very much, we look forward with prayerful anticipation to see what the Lord will do in Knockbain.
“It’s quite amazing for Mowgli and I to accept calls on the same day! Providence is a wonderful thing. As we begin new chapters in our lives and ministries, it’s humbling to know that wherever we’re called to serve the Lord, we’re part of the same story, serving the same Saviour. “
Andrew is married to Eilidh, and they have two children, Isla (2) and Caleb (7 months). He said: “Accepting the call on the same day as Murdo was just another token of assurance from the Lord for me. After a lot of prayer and eventually taking this step, it has been real comfort to have had so many little tokens to assure Eilidh and I.
“As well as being first cousins, Murdo and I professed faith and came into membership on the same communion weekend, in Stornoway Free Church, 19 years ago. We may be cousins and colleagues, but nothing is more important than having him as my brother in Christ.
“The Lord has used him powerfully in Barvas and I have no doubt he, Alison and the boys will be a real blessing in Knockbain.”
Do pray for both these ministers and their families as they are set to take up these roles.