Much-travelled pastor and missionary the Revd Gilbert McAdam started a new chapter of his life on 31 March, on the northern coast of Scotland with his wife Emily and their ten-year-old adopted daughter Claire from the Philippines.
Mr McAdam, 66, was inducted as minister of Wick Harbour Mission, answering the prayers of the church’s five woman members who had kept the cause alive since the death of their former pastor Jimmie Cormack in 2008.
Grace Baptist Mission
The new pastor recently returned from 19 years’ service with Grace Baptist Mission in the Philippines. He was previously pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Dundee.
The link with Wick Harbour Mission was forged during a five-month return to Scotland last year to enable daughter Claire to meet UK adoption requirements.
Mr McAdam said: ‘I believe this is where God has brought me. His providence is remarkable.’ A major factor in his call was the ‘dire spiritual state’ of Scotland.
A full house of about 140 gathered for his induction, with Jack Seaton and Dr Nick Needham, of Inverness Reformed Baptist Church, and Conrad Pomeroy, of Trinity Baptist Church, Dundee, all taking part, while Mark Fisher, of Hanney Chapel, Oxfordshire, brought greetings from his chapel, which has long had links with Wick Harbour Mission.
The Wick fellowship has restarted its children’s club and is processing four applications for membership.
