Rev Bill Evans arrived in Scotland in March 2004 to begin his ministry in the town of Nairn. Bill is a minister of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and is working with Mission to the World (MTW), the mission sending agency of the PCA. His ministry in Nairn is supported by the Free Church Presbytery of Inverness, Lochaber and Ross. Bill is married to Dana and they have 3 children: Madison, Slaton and Lily.

Since Bill and Dana's arrival, the congregation has seen some encouragement. There are now between 40 and 50 people attending the Sunday morning service. Several families from the town of Nairn have joined them and there are new visitors all the time.

David Meredith and Bill sometimes exchange pulpits. Here are some sermons which Bill has preached in Smithton-Culloden Free Church..






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One of the first things the Nairn congregation did after Bill's arrival was to renovate the Rosebank Hall which it owns. Men and women from Independent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, and Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, came to help with this work. The building is now a great asset. Sunday evening services are held there and it is used for other activities which help to reach the young people, families and senior citizens of Nairn. The old manse was turned into office and Sunday School accommodation, with guest rooms also available.

In February 2006 Kathleen McCallen, an MTW intern, joined Bill and Dana to serve as the children's and youth worker in Nairn. That Spring they started a weekly kids' club which 18-25 children now attend each Thursday afternoon. They also have about 25 young people attending a Wednesday evening youth fellowship. One of Bill's greatest pleasures is to act as one of the Chaplains to the local high school. Twice a month he leads the school assembly where he is able to present a clear gospel message. Coaching the boys' basketball team at the school allows him many opportunities to build relationships with the young people.

Nairn Free Church has also developed strong relationships with other local evangelical churches. A joint worship service is held on the first Sunday night of each month with the local Baptist, Pentecostal and Church of Scotland congregations. This development of unity among the churches pays off in many ways as the congregations work together in the kids' clubs and summer holiday clubs. It is a real blessing to all concerned.

Bill sums up: "This all seems like we’ve done a lot, but in reality God has done a lot. We’re simply reminded in often painful and always humbling ways that anything we’ve done that has brought God glory has been from a place of weakness and by His grace and His strength alone, a lesson we continue to learn and lean upon day by day. All in all, we’ve seen God work in extraordinary ways in our four years here and look with great hope and expectation for those who will water the seeds we’ve planted. To God be the glory!"