Kirk recruiting island minister — in Bermuda

The Church of Scotland congregation in Bermuda is working to find its next minister for Christ Church
The Church of Scotland congregation in Bermuda is working to find its next minister for Christ Church

There’s many a windwept Hebridean isle where a minister of the Kirk can preach the Word, but for those seeking a warmer climate, the Church of Scotland is offering a job in Bermuda (Georgie Keate writes).

The vacancy, at Christ Church, Warwick, is advertised in Life and Work, the magazine of the Kirk. The position has been vacant since February, when the Rev Barry Dunsmore left after six years in the post to move to the Cathedral Church of St Machar in Aberdeen.

Mr Dunsmore, who was born in Glasgow, said that his replacement would be working with a congregation “full of lovely people”, but warned that the island had its downsides — mainly the high cost of living and extreme climate. “We had