Member Churches
There are nine member churches of ACTS:
- Church of Scotland
- Congregational Federation
- Methodist Church
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
- Roman Catholic Church
- Salvation Army
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- United Free Church of Scotland
- United Reformed Church
Each of our member churches is also a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Five of our member churches are present in the three nations of Scotland, England and Wales and therefore bring to ACTS not only the perspective of being churches in Scotland but also in the wider United Kingdom.
ACTS welcomes opportunities to work with churches which are not in membership of the organisation. For example the Baptist Union of Scotland shares in the work of the Scottish Churches’ National Sponsoring Body for Local Ecumenical Partnerships which ACTS facilitates on behalf of the churches and the Scottish Unitarian Association has membership of two of ACTS Associated Ecumenical Bodies.
ACTS Officebearers
The principal officebearer of ACTS is the Convener of the Trustee Body and Members' Meeting. This post is held for two years, in turn, by a member of: the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Episcopal Church and a representative elected by the other member churches. The current Convener is Rev.Dr. Douglas Galbraith, from the Church of Scotland, who took up post in May 2011.
In addition to the Convener there is a Vice Convener, who also serves for a two year period. Currently the Vice Convener is Mrs Helen Hood from the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Mr. Sandy Laurie is the Convener of ACTS Finance Committee and ACTS Treasurer. This post is held for three years.
ACTS Staff
Br Stephen Smyth FMS took up the post of General Secretary of ACTS in July 2007.
Overseeing the work of ACTS, he is responsible with his colleagues for implementing the ecumenical vision of the Member Churches.
Revd Lindsey Sanderson is the Assistant General Secretary.
Mr Tom Moyes is the Network Officer for Church & Society and Faith Studies.
Mrs Shona Paterson is the Network Officer for Church Life and Mission.
Rev Francis Alao is the Scottish Churches Racial Justice Officer working with the Scottish Churches Racial Justice Group.
The CAIRS Interfaith Education Officer post ceased to exist in March 2009.
