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Moderator of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of St Andrews for 1996/1997, Convener of the Prayer and Devotion Committee of the Church of Scotland's Panel on Worship from 2000 to 2004, and Convener of the Church of Scotland's Assembly Arrangements Committee and General Assembly Business
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January 2018 he visited Israel, Palestine and Jordan, spending time in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Gaza and Galilee. He rededicated the refurbished St Andrew's Church in Tiberias. In Jordan, he visited the Baptismal Site of Jesus, invited by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. Browning also had an
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October 2017, Browning visited Rome where he had a private audience with Pope Francis. Later in October he represented the Church of Scotland at the 500th Anniversary of the German Reformation held in Wittenberg.
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February 2018 Browning preached in Dunfermline Abbey at the 200th anniversary of the finding of the bones of King Robert the Bruce.
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with a Doctor of
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Derek
Browning enjoys reading, cooking and playing croquet. He is a member of the New Club, Edinburgh.
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Browning served as Probationer Minister at Troon St Meddans in 1986–1987.
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In May 2018 Browning preached at the
Liberation Day service on Guernsey.
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Browning was Moderator of the Presbytery of Edinburgh, 2021–2022.
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specialising in ecclesiastical history. He later studied at
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Who's Who in Scotland 2015, published by Carrick Media,
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