Post Reformation Ministers of St Ninians Old Parish Church
1567-1587 Patrick Gillespie
Minister of St Ninians, Larbert, Donypace, Kippane, Kirk o’ Muir and Gargunnock.
1587-1624 Henry Livingstone AM
Master of Stirling Grammar School 1613-1628. Deposed in 1649 but reponed in 1635. Died 1664.
1624-1664 James Edmonstone AM
Presented by James VI.
1650-1674 George Bennett
Minister of Quothquan Church.
1676-1684 William Fogo AM
Minister of Bothkennar, admitted 1676 by Charles II. Died 1684 aged 58.
1684- 1687 James Fullerton
Minister of Dunnett, presented in 1684 by Charles II and admitted 31 December 1684. Died 11 February 1687.
1687-1690 James Forsyth AM
Minister of Clackmannan. Presented by James VII. Admitted 27 July 1687. Deposed 4 November 1690 for marrying a man to his first wife’s niece. Died 1720.
Episcopy Abolished.
1688-1692 Patrick Couper AM (Scone)
Called by the Presbyterians in 1688. Ordained at a meeting house in Bannockburn. Lived at Cannock and Chartershall (1500 examinable members and 14 Elders). In 1692 removed by Synod to Pittenweem.
Vacancy 15 May 1692 to 5 June 1695
1695-1727 John Logan
Minister of Lecroft. Presented by Presbytery in 1694. Admitted 5 June 1695. Died 14 July 1727.
1728-1732 Archibald Gibson AM
Minister of Dunblane. Admitted 3 June 1728. Translated to Lady Yester 1 November 1727.
1734-1753 James Mackie
Minister of Forteviot. Placed by Commission of Assembly in opposition to the wishes of most parishioners. Church blown up on 1 February 1746. Worship in West Kirk Stirling. New Kirk opened in 1750. Moderator of General Assembly 1751. Translated to St Cuthberts 1753. Half the congregation became seceders. Failed to get government to rebuild church.
1754-1765 John Gibson
Born in the manse of St Ninians. Presented by JNO Erskine of Carnock in 1754. Translated to St Cuthberts in 1765.
1773-1788 David Thomson
Minister of Gargunnock. Presented by Sir John Stewart of Allenbank in 1766. Admitted after 8 year fight in 1773. Opponents formed the Relief Church of St Ninians. Died in 1788.
1788-1823 William Sherriff
Called by heads of families who had bought patronage. Became Baptist and deposed in 1823. Died a Baptist Church minister in Glasgow in 1832.
1824-1843 Christopher Greig
Minister of Leslie, called by the heads of families in 1823 (there were 316 heads of families). Inducted in 1824 and went out at the Disruption. Died in 1844 and is buried in St Ninians cemetery.
1844-1879 Robert Paisley DD
Called by the heads of families in 1844.
1880-1883 Donald C Bruce
Minister of Aberfoyle. Elected by the congregation after a year’s fight.
1885-1913 John Methven Robertson DD
Minister of Tron. Elected unanimously after a futile election between 2 other ministers.
1913-1939 Edward Roland Jones MA BD
Appointed assistant in 1911 and inducted in 1913.
1940-1968 David Dick BD DD
Educated at Waid Academy, Anstruther, the High School, Greenock and St Andrews University, David Dick was assistant at Dunblane Cathedral and served as a Territorial Army Chaplain. He was inducted to St Ninians Old on 12 June 1940.
1969-1998 James Stirling BSc BD
Translated from Allloa St Andrews and inducted on 4 June 1969
1998-2026 Gary J McIntyre BD Dip Min
Translated from Kingarth and Kilchattan Bay linked with the High Kirk of Rothesay and inducted on 19 November 1998.