The General Assembly resolved that a radical action plan was required within the church to meet the changed and changing circumstances that the church faced in the future.
This Plan had two elements directly impacting on the Rothes and Knockando Kirks. The first being the reorganisation of Presbyteries into larger entities, resulting in the merging of Moray Presbytery together with other Presbyteries in the NorthEast of Scotland, into a new Presbytery called The Presbytery of the Northeast and Northern Isles and which came into effect on January 1st. 2023.
The second being the reduction of the number of charges available for Ministers to be called to, resulting in the larger grouping of parishes to be defined as a Minister’s Charge. This to reflect the projected reduction of available Ministers in post and under training.
This reduction is to be reflected in the new Presbytery Mission Plans.
Mortlach and Rothes Church 