Colin Sinclair

Colin Andrew Macalister Sinclair (born 16 September 1953) is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the General Assembly for the year from May 2019. He served as the minister at Palmerston Place Church in Edinburgh from 1996 to June 2022.

Early life and education Sinclair was born on 16 September 1963 to Andrew and Isobel Sinclair (nee. McCulloch). He grew up in Glasgow, Scotland and was educated at Glasgow Academy, a private school in the city.

Ordained ministry

He was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in June 1980, and served as the assistant at Palmerston Place church in Edinburgh (1980-82).

He served as minister of Newton-on-Ayr Parish Church from 28 March 1982. He demitted from there to become the General Director of Scripture Union in their Glasgow office on 1 August 1988.

He returned to parish Ministry at Palmerston Place from 28 August 1996 His son, Timothy, is also a minister in the Church of Scotland, serving at Partick Trinity Parish Church since 2018, and his eldest daughter, Joanna (Jo) was ordained as assistant minister at Holy Trinity Church in Edinburgh in January 2026.