Stephen Smyth FMS is a Marist Brother from

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. Between 2007 and 2014 he served as General Secretary of

Action of Churches Together in Scotland Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) was a national ecumenical organisation of churches in Scotland, founded in 1990.Douglas Galbraith (editor), ''Church of Scotland Yearbook 2013-14,'' page 31, St Andrew Press, Edinburgh, 2013, It ran ...

; the first Roman Catholic to hold this post. He retired in 2014 and was succeeded by the Rev Matthew Ross.

Background

He was born in Glasgow in 1950. He has a Master of Ministry and Theology degree from the

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, where he studied at the Urban Theology Unit. Before working with Action of Churches Together in Scotland, he was for the previous seven years Ecumenical Officer of Glasgow Churches Together and has a background working in education.

References

External links

Action of Churches Together in ScotlandGlasgow Churches TogetherScottish Government - National Conversation, 2008 - ACTS meeting
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