A brief History of Annan, Annan Old Parish Church and its Ministers.
AD 573 – St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 – Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 – St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 – Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 – William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 – Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 – Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 – Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 – Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 – Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 – Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 – Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 – William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 – Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 – John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 – In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 – The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 – David Miller
AD 1605 – James French MA
AD 1607 – Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 – Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 – The town’s Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 – Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 – Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 – James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 – Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 – Thomas Howie
AD 1754 – William Moncreiff
AD 1783 – William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 – The present church is built
AD 1825 – James Monilaws
AD 1871 – James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 – Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 – Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 – Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 – Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 – Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 – Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 – Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min.
AD 2016 – Rev Petr Penaz, MA (Pastor from Czech Republic, who was with us for one year)
AD 2018 – Rev. David Whiteman, BD
To be continued…