A GLASGOW minister is weeks away from becoming moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The Reverend David Lunan is the man chosen to replace Reverend Sheilagh Kesting.

The 63-year-old minister who is clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow, said he hopes he can "meet the expectations of the church."

The father-of-four's nomination for the post is expected to be endorsed by the Kirk's General Assembly on May 15, when he will be accompanied by proud wife Maggie.

Born in London, and raised in Cambuslang, Mr Lunan graduated from Glasgow University in 1968 and attended Princeton Seminary, New Jersey, before returning to Glasgow to work in the East End.

A former pupil of Glasgow High School, Mr Lunan went on to study economics and statistics at Glasgow University and was considering becoming a chartered accountant.

It was while studying for a second art degree at the university that he joined the Student Christian Movement where he met ministry students.

This was to be a crucial turning point in his life.

He was ordained in 1970 and has served at Trinity College Missionary Society in Glasgow and Renfield St Stephen's Church in Glasgow.

Mr Lunan became moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow in 2000-01 and in 2002 took up his post of presbytery clerk.

With over 150 parishes, Glasgow Presbytery is Scotland's largest.

Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the decision to ordain women as Church of Scotland ministers. Today around one in five Kirk ministers are women.