Sally Foster-Fulton

The Very Reverend Sally Foster-Fulton
Moderator of the General Assembly
Church	Church of Scotland
In office	May 2023 to May 2024
Predecessor	Iain Greenshields
Successor	Dr Shaw J. Paterson
Other post(s)	Associate Minister of Dunblane Cathedral (2007–2017) Convenor of the Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotland (2012–2016)
Orders
Ordination	1999
Personal details
Born	South Carolina, United States
Denomination	Presbyterian
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse	Stuart Fulton
Children	2 daughters

Sally Foster-Fulton is a Church of Scotland minister, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from May 2023 to May 2024.

Early life

Foster-Fulton was born and raised in South Carolina, United States. She studied at Presbyterian College, Columbia Theological Seminary, and Trinity College, Glasgow.^[1] She was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister in 1999. She was minister of Camelon Irving Parish Church for four years, before serving as co-pastor of the PCUSA congregation in Seneca, South Carolina, alongside her husband, Stuart Fulton.^[2][3]

Church of Scotland

After returning to Scotland in 2007, Foster-Fulton became associate minister at Dunblane Cathedral, where she served for ten years. From 2012 to 2016 she was convenor of the Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotland. Foster-Fulton took up a role with Christian Aid in 2017.^[4] She was named as the Church of Scotland's next Moderator in October 2022,^[2] and installed in office in May 2023 at the Church's annual General Assembly. She described herself as "beyond humbled, inexpressibly honoured and more than a wee bit excited" to be taking up the role.^[5]

On 5 July 2023, and in her role as Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Foster-Fulton gave a homily at the Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication held at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral for the Presentation of the Royal Honours of Scotland to King Charles III.^[6]

In May 2024 she was succeeded by Dr Shaw Paterson.^[7]

Personal life

Foster-Fulton is married to Stuart Fulton, himself a Church of Scotland minister. The couple live in Glasgow and have two adult daughters.^[4]

References

1. "Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton". Church of Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. Buchanan, Jill (28 October 2022). "Former Camelon minister Reverence Sally Foster-Fulton named as next Church of Scotland Moderator". Falkirk Herald. National World Publishing. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
3. "Remember Who We Are". Life and Work. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
4. Sugden, Maureen (20 May 2023). "New moderator elected as King Charles says the church 'inspires'". Herald Scotland. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
5. Macauley, Joanne (20 May 2023). "Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Kirk". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
6. "Moderator gives homily at Honours of Scotland thanksgiving service". The Church of Scotland. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
7. McKenna, Kevin (20 May 2024). "Kindness not brimstone at the heart of the Kirk". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

Religious titles
Preceded by Iain Greenshields	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2023-2024	Succeeded by Shaw Paterson