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Paul Clarke

CHAIR & TRUSTEE
Minister of St Andrews Free Church and formerly on the Senior Staff at St Helen’s Bishopsgate in the City of London. Paul is Convenor of the Free Church Board of Ministry. Paul took over as Chair from Robin Sydserff in 2025.
Neil MacDonald

TRUSTEE
Worked for HMRC and is a member of Chalmers Church Edinburgh.
Alan MacKenzie

TRUSTEE
Actuary and Elder at Chalmers Church Edinburgh.
Norman Martin

TRUSTEE
Corporate Partner with Macroberts LLP and is an Elder at Chalmers Church Edinburgh.
Dan McKinlay

TRUSTEE
Manages Firstfruits, a Christian charity, and formerly a minister in Sydney, Australia. Scottish by birth, he now lives in Oxfordshire and attends St Ebbe’s. He occasionally preaches at St Ebbes and at other churches in the diocese.
Rachel Sloan

TRUSTEE
Women’s Ministry Coordinator at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh. She also works part-time as the Women’s Ministry Coordinator for the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC). Rachel was supported by the Trust in her training.
Alan Paterson

TRUSTEE
Was a partner in Baillie Gifford & Co and is an elder at Bellevue Chapel, Edinburgh.