John Calvin MacKay

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John Calvin MacKay (1891–1986) was a Free Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1942.

Life

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He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MA in 1912.Edinburgh University Journal 1987

From 1921 to 1937 he worked as a missionary in Cajamarca, Peru.Preserving a Reformed Heritage J W Keddie On his return to Scotland he was ordained at the joint parishes of Kincardine and Croick in Sutherland. In May 1942 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly.Proceedings of the Free Church of Scotland 1942

He died at Inverness on 21 September 1986 and was buried with his wife Mary, who predeceased him, in the churchyard of Kingussie Parish Church.{{Cite web|url=https://billiongraves.com/grave/John-Calvin-MacKay/11237431|title=Rev John Calvin MacKay MA Died: 21 Sep 1986 BillionGraves Record|website=BillionGraves}}

Family

He married Mary Rachel MacKenzie Munro (1889-1967). Their son Angus David Hope Mackay died while a child.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Publications

  • The Threefold Secret of the Living Church (1942)

References