David Arnott (Moderator)

Andrew David Keltie Arnott – the Reverend David Arnott MA BD – is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland who was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2011-2012.

David Arnott was born in Dunfermline, Fife. He went to George Watson's College in Edinburgh. He is a graduate of the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh.

David Arnott was ordained in 1971. His first charge was Stobhill Parish Church in Gorebridge, Midlothian. He soon oversaw the union of all three congregations in the town into a single Gorebridge Parish Church.

He was minister at Hope Park Church, St Andrews from 1996 until his retirement in 2010. Since 2005 Hope Park Church has also been linked with nearby Strathkinness Parish Church. Before moving to St Andrews, he was minister at Netherlee Parish Church in the Presbytery of Glasgow, where he also served as part-time chaplain to Barlinnie Prison.

As well as three consecutive parish appointments, he has held several high-profile national positions with the Church of Scotland. He was formerly Convener of the Assembly Arrangements Committee and was the Business Convener of the Assembly. He was formerly a Senior Director of Assessment Conferences for those applying to become ministers of the Church of Scotland. He was a former Convener of the Committee on Education for Ministry and he also served the Board of Ministry as joint convener for one year.

During 2013, the Very Reverend David Arnott is serving as Locum Minister to the parish of St. Andrews Church of Scotland in Lisbon, Portugal.

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