Reverend Keith Blackwood

Reverend Keith Blackwood was inducted as minister of Mannofield Parish Church on Thursday 21st June 2007. For the previous 10 years he was minister at Bearsden North Church, Glasgow and while ministering there oversaw the development of the new congregation of Baljaffray Parish Church which was raised to full status as a Church of Scotland Charge in 2006. His early life was spent in Motherwell, Lanarkshire and he obtained a B.D and Diploma of Ministry from Glasgow University. He served two years as Assistant Minister at Alloway Parish Church, Ayr, before being called as minister to Bearsden North Church. He is married to Katrina and together they have three sons – Aaron, Finlay and Angus.

Reverend Alisa MacDonald

Reverend Alisa MacDonald has been serving as Associate Minister for Mannofield Parish since August 2008. She graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey where she completed her Master of Divinity. She has served at both small and large churches in New Jersey and New York City before coming her to Aberdeen. She is orginally from Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tim Still

I grew up in the Salvation Army, which I still attend when I can. I started learning to play brass instruments from the age of 7 and music was one of my favourite subjects, and so when I left school I went to Aberdeen College where I trained as a brass instructor. There wasn’t much work available, I was working part time as a chef at the time which I was enjoying, and so I retrained and spent four years as a chef. I had a lot of volunteer youth work experience, and I really enjoyed working with children and young people at the various camps etc where I was a team member. Eventually I felt a strong call to church youth work, so I resigned from my chef position and applied for the job here at Mannofield. I’m now into my second year. I’m kept busy running a few projects, going into schools, and generally being around for the young people I work with to talk to. I’m currently studying Theology part time at Aberdeen University.

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