About us

Ferniehill Evangelical Church is an independent church committed to glorifying God through worship, witness, teaching, serving and fellowship. We believe in:

  • The sovereignty and grace of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
  • The divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures and their consequent entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
  • The universal sinfulness and guilt of fallen man, making him subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
  • The substitutionary sacrifice of the incarnate Son of God as the sole and all-sufficient ground of redemption from the guilt and power of sin, and from its eternal consequences.
  • The justification of the sinner solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ crucified and risen from the dead.
  • The illuminating, regenerating, indwelling and sanctifying work of God the Holy Spirit.
  • The priesthood of all believers, who form the universal Church, the Body, of which Christ is the Head and which is committed by His command to the proclamation of the Gospel throughout the world,
  • The personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ in power and glory to judge the living and the dead and to establish the new heavens and the new earth.

Leadership

Ferniehill Evangelical Church is led by a number of elders, who are responsible for overseeing the work that goes on in the church, and for the pastoral care of the church members. Currently, they are:

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    Alistair Chalmers

    PASTOR

    Alistair was born to missionary parents and grew up on the mission field in Romania. He studied at the Faith Mission Bible College and Edinburgh Theological Seminary and was the Assistant Pastor at Bruntsfield Evangelical Church for 5 years before joining Ferniehill in 2023. You’ll find him with a good book, blogging or exploring nature with his wife Sabine and daughter Bonnie in his spare time.

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    Andrew Bathgate

    ELDER

    Andrew is married to Wendy and has three grown up sons. He works in the Royal Infirmary and enjoys most sports and listening to a wide range of music.

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    Dave Breckenridge

    ELDER

    Dave, and wife Liz, enjoy life as parents and grandparents.  Happily retired from his day job as a Systems Accountant, he has time to spend on other projects and activities.  Apart from music appreciation and participation, particularly as a member of the music team at Ferniehill, Dave enjoys reading, film and time with the family.

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    Tim Ellis

    ELDER

    Tim is married to Catriona and they have three daughters. His day job is as a civil servant working for the Scottish Government, and his interests include reading, history and politics.

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    Drew Macrae

    ELDER

    Drew was born, brought up and taught in the area. He is married to Helen, and his interests are looking after his grandchildren, walking the dog, reading, swimming, playing chess and listening to music.

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    Alastair Boomer

    DEACON (CHAIR)

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    Mandy Johnston

    DEACON

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    Myra Amer

    DEACON (TREASURER)

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    Ronnie Thomson

    DEACON

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    Wendy Bathgate

    CHILDREN’S MINISTRY LEAD

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    Catriona Ellis

    YOUTH LEAD