Rosemary Frew

Rosemary Frew is a minister of the Church of Scotland, who was nominated to serve as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2025–2026.

Life

Frew was ordained in the Church of Scotland in May 1988, originally serving Largo and Newburn with Largo: St David's. After 17 years in Largo, she served in Abbotshall Parish Church in Kirkcaldy. Since March 2017, she has served as the Minister for the parish of Bowden and Melrose in the Scottish Borders.[1]

Within the denomination, she has been Presbytery Clerk of the former Kirkcaldy Presbytery. In 2019, Frew became convener of the Ministries Council then the first convener of the Faith Nurture Forum.[2]

On 19 December 2022, she conducted the funeral of Doddie Weir in Melrose Parish Church.[3]

On 31 December 2024, it was announced that Frew has been nominated to serve as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 17 May 2025, until May 2026.[2] Her Principal Clerk will be Fiona Smith who had welcomed the appointment of Lady Elish Angiolini as Lord High Commissioner to the 2025 General Assembly.[4]

Personal life

She was raised in Clarkston, in East Renfrewshire, before moving to Linlithgow when she was 14. She was raised within the Church of Scotland, being part of Giffnock South Church, and then St Michael's Church in Linlithgow where she later became a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Youth Fellowship.[2]

She is married to Dave, and has two grown-up children, Peter and Bex.[1][5]

See also

• List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

References

1. "Meet Our Minister". Bowden and Melrose Parish Church. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. Scotland, The Church of (2024-10-31). "Rev Rosemary Frew is Moderator Designate for 2025-26". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
3. "RECAP: Memorial service for rugby legend Doddie Weir held in Borders". Border Telegraph. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
4. Scotland, The Church of (2024-12-10). "Lady Elish Angiolini appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the 2025 General Assembly". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
5. "Borders Minister Announced as Moderator-Designate for 2025". www.lifeandwork.org. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

Religious titles
Preceded by Shaw Paterson	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2025-2026	Succeeded by vacant