Editing Church of Scotland (section)

=== Women's ordination ===
{{Main|Ordination of women in the Church of Scotland}}
Since 1968, all ministries and offices in the church have been open to women and men on an equal basis. In 2004, [[Alison Elliot]] was chosen to be Moderator of the General Assembly, the first woman in the post and the first non-minister to be chosen since [[George Buchanan (humanist)|George Buchanan]], four centuries before. In May 2007 [[Sheilagh M. Kesting]] became the first female minister to be Moderator. There are currently 218 serving female ministers, with 677 male ministers.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}