New ministers will help smooth union of church congregations in Cumbernauld

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Two new ministers have been introduced by the Church of Scotland in Cumbernauld as three congregations in the town get set to unite.The Presbytery of Glasgow held a special service of Ordination and Introduction for the two new ministers at St Mungo’s Parish Church in the town centre.Fiona Crawford and James Gemmell both successfully completed their studies at Glasgow University and have now finished their parish placements.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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After graduating from Aberdeen University James worked in insurance before beginning his training for the ministry.Fiona and James have been ordained into a new Team Ministry in Kildrum, linked with St Mungo’s and Cumbernauld Old, as Assistant Ministers.Lanarkshire Live revealed recently that Kildrum Parish Church, which has been at the heart of the local community for 60 years, will close in January with the congregation merging firstly with St Mungo’s Parish, and then Cumbernauld Old Parish.It’s not yet clear what will happen with the Kildrum Church building, but