The Rev. Dr. Ian McLean - A Profile 

Dr. McLean was born in 1956, is married to Elaine and has two children - Gavin at University and Laura in her final year at school. 

Dr. McLean has been Minister of Summerhill Parish Church, Aberdeen since 1981 and successfully led the congregation from Church extension position to full status. He has been Chaplain at Fernielea Primary School, Hazlewood Special School and Hazlehead Academy. Since 2002 he has also been the Presbytery Clerk of Aberdeen presbytery. Dr. McLean was Assistant Minister at Bearsden South Parish Church from 1980 - 1981 where he had significant responsibility during a vacancy. He also served in the Royal Naval Reserve (part time) from 1974 - 1984. 

His responsibilities in the wider Church include his present position of Vice Convener of the General Assembly's Legal Questions Cttee.; 2001 -2006 Convener, New Charge Commission at Cove and Interim Moderator 2001 - 2003; 1999 - 2001 Member, Board of Ministry Working Party on Enquiry & Assessment; 1992 - 1996 Convener, Local Involvement, Board of World Mission. He regularly acts as Supervisor of Candidates for the Ministry including probationers. 

Academically Dr. McLean has a BSc from Edinburgh, a BD Hons. from Edinburgh and a DMin from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. 

His "outside interests" include being a member of Scottish Rugby Union's Senior Referee Coaches Panel, coaching referees in the Premier League. He is Senior Referee Coach, Caledonia District. He is involved in Community activities with Rotary and he participated in a team working module designed to facilitate better collaborative working among colleagues in ministry and within congregations.

Tom Long. Tom was born in Glasgow of Irish parents. The eldest of five. he had a strict, spartan but not unhappy upbringing. He was nurtured in the Evangelical Religion of the day – Sankey’s Sacred Songs and solos – which became a verbal inspiration to him . He was a late entry aged 29 – via Glasgow University and Theological College - into the Baptist Ministry. He held charges at Fraserburgh and Aberdeen. He became a Wartime Padre at home and abroad – ministering in Africa, Sicily, Italy, Palestine. Later a change of heart and mind led him to an escape into Teaching. His first post in 1954 was at Montrose Academy in the English Department. Thereafter he held several posts:- namely Primary Dept ( Montrose Academy) Ferryden (Headteacher) and lastly Advisor (R.E.). He was pressurised by ex-Chaplain Frederick Kennedy into assisting in the Ministry at the Old Church 1954 – an association which he reluctantly entered into but now greatly treasures.

Linda Watt As Beadle of this marvellous church I am delighted to carry on my family’s tradition. As most of you already know my Grandfather was beadle of Middlefield church in Aberdeen as too was my late Mother. I feel so fortunate to be part of a great church where I have made lots and lots of friends even more since we joined with St Andrews. I love it when it is buzzing with lovely children on a Family Service. Also I love to come and be on my own and I can’t imagine my life without this place, just like home! Outside of the church my hobbies are keeping fit. After having five wonderful children from the ages of 17 down to 8 there’s a lot of hard work to get back my fitness. I attend the gym everyday except on Sundays. I do body pump, hips thighs, tums and bums and swimming. I have been part of the P.T.A at Southesk school for 12 years.