John Calvin MacKay explained

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

Life

He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MA in 1912.^[1]

From 1921 to 1937 he worked as a missionary in Cajamarca, Peru.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Family

He married Mary Rachel MacKenzie Munro (1889-1967). Their son Angus David Hope Mackay died while a child.

Publications

• The Threefold Secret of the Living Church (1942)

Notes and References

1. Edinburgh University Journal 1987
2. Preserving a Reformed Heritage J W Keddie
3. Proceedings of the Free Church of Scotland 1942
4. Web site: Rev John Calvin MacKay MA Died: 21 Sep 1986 BillionGraves Record. BillionGraves.