About Us
The Presbytery of Ayr covers the area shown inside the black line on the map.
As can be seen, it runs from north of Barassie to south of Ballantrae and from
Glenbuck and New Cumnock in the east to the sea at the west. All Church of
Scotland churches in the area - a total of 51 congregations served by 38
ministers and two deacons - are members of Presbytery, with the minister and an
elder from each congregation appointed to be members.
The Presbytery meets once a month from September until December and from
February until June, normally on the first Tuesday of the month and normally in
Alloway Church Hall at 7:00 pm. Exceptions are that there is no meeting in April
- to avoid clashing with Holy Week - and the October meeting, at which the new
Moderator is installed will usually be held in his or her church, and will
commence with the Sacrament of Communion. The June meeting is usually on the
second last Tuesday of the month and moves around from area to area of the
Presbytery. Meetings are open to the public - unless something is being
discussed which is personal, when non members will be asked to leave the room
while the private business is dealt with - usually this only lasts for a few
minutes.
Presbytery is presided over by a Moderator, elected annually from the members of
Presbytery. Presbytery also has a Clerk, who
is responsible for taking minutes of the meetings, ensuring that the
administration is smooth and advising Presbytery and its members on church law.