2005. Ministers The Senior Minister of St. Andrew's is the Reverend Dr. Karen Dimock. Born in Scotland, Reverend Dimock moved to Jamaica at an early age before arriving in the Hamilton, Ontario area at age four. She studied sciences and received a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University before entering the ministry. Reverend Dimock has been the Minister at St Andrew's since November 2014. Since 1828, fourteen ministers have served this congregation along with a number of associates, assistants, deaconesses, pastoral care, and student ministers. All but six of these senior ministers were born in Scotland. Two ministers, Rev. Dr. William T. Herridge (1914), and Minister Emeritus Rev. Dr. Arthur W. Currie (1981), held the Office of Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada while serving as Minister of St. Andrew's. Rev. Dr. Daniel Miner Gordon (1896) was moderator after his tenure (1867–1882) in Ottawa, and before he became Principal of Queen's University. The General Assembly moderated by Dr. Currie was also held in Ottawa, in Knox, and at Tabaret Hall in the University of Ottawa. St. Andrew's has hosted the Presbyterian General Assembly in 1879 1901, 1910, 1929, 1951, and 1997, and before 1875, the Church of Scotland Synod in 1859 and 1874. List of Ministers John Cruickshank (1829–1843) Alexander MacKid (1844–1846) William Durie + (1846–1847) Alexander Spence (1848–1867) Daniel Miner Gordon (1867–1882) William T. Herridge (1883–1919) George G.D. Kirkpatrick B.D. (1920–1925) William Harvey Leathem + (1926–1937) Alexander Ferguson + (1938–1942) Andrew Ian Burnett (1943–1960) Arthur W. Currie (1961–1986) James Peter Jones (1987–1997) Andrew J. R. Johnston (1999–2013) Karen Dimock (2014–) Assistants; Daniel Miner Gordon (1866–1867) Associates; Arthur M. Pattison (1973–1977) Willard Pottinger (1978–1985) Brian Weatherdon (1989–1994) Gregory Davidson (2005–2009) + Died in pastorate. See also List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa References From Where I Sit: A Living History of the Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa by St. Andrew's (Presbyterian) Church, Ottawa, Ont., Call Number 365.2.O.06.0 External links The church's organ Presbyterian churches in Ottawa 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in Canada Andrew's Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada Designated heritage properties in Ottawa