QUEEN'S CROSS - Key Persons
Ewen is from Markinch, in Fife. He came to Aberdeen to attend university in 1975. Graduating B.Mus, he then spent his working life as a teacher at Mackie Academy, in Stonehaven. Ewen has been actively involved in musical theatre since university and feels privileged to have directed most of the amateur companies in Aberdeen. A Church of Scotland organist from the age of seventeen. Since he retired has been the resident organist at Aberdeen Crematorium.
Born in the north of Spain, Marina Vega has been travelling around the world since the age of 24. After finishing a Degree in Advertising and Communication in her hometown, she went to Paris to study a Postgraduate in Cinema and Audio-Visual Communication. She met there her future husband and her nomad life started. From Aberdeen, UK, to Douala, Cameroon, she tried to make the best of each experience and learn as much as possible of each culture. Since her graduation, she has worked in different positions in communication and advertising agencies around the world. After a first experience in Scotland 15 years ago, Marina came back to Aberdeen in 2009, and this time to settle down for the best.
Apart from dealing with the hall lets and assisting in the organisation of events at Queen's Cross, Marina is happy to put her input in communication actions whenever is needed. Always delighted to assist the others, she likes the infinite possibilities of development of her position and loves the progressiveness of the Queen's Cross Parish and the warmth of its people.
As her life journey suggests, Marina loves travelling and discovering new cultures and she speaks Spanish, French and English. She is also passionate about cinema, photography and reading.
Martin is a Church of Scotland Reader who is pleased and honoured to be part of the Queens Cross team. Martin has been an elder at Holburn West Church since 2007. He is currently joint Session Clerk at Holburn West. He was born and brought up in the west end of Aberdeen and has a law degree from Glasgow University. He enjoys the fellowship of the Queens Cross Church family and is keen to contribute in the life and mission of the congregation.
Rev Scott Rennie has now taken up a new post as Minister of Crown Court, Church of Scotland in London, and our congregation wish him well in this, a new and exciting phase of his ministry.
Job Titles:
- Minister at Mannofield Church
The Reverend Keith Blackwood, Minister at Mannofield Church has been appointed our Interim Moderator, as we work towards union with three other churches in Aberdeen West End, those being Holburn West, Midstocket and Rubislaw.