Ministers
Rev Dr Enikő Ferenczy
Enikő joined the Church of Scotland, Geneva, and the Scots Kirk Lausanne as the minister of our linked charge in January 2026.
An ordained Presbyterian Church (USA) minister, she is excited to return to Europe and serve in the Church of Scotland as well as be closer to her family in Transylvania, Romania. Enikő loves bringing creativity into worship and nurturing community across generations. She has a heart for exploring the intersection of faith and public life by interpreting cultures through preaching, teaching, fellowship, and mission partnerships.
Enikő joined us from across the Atlantic, moving from Wooster, OH, where she was the head of staff of Westminster Presbyterian Church for over five years – a congregation deeply committed to immigration justice and walking alongside the vulnerable in society. Prior to Westminster, she served as assistant pastor at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Richmond, VA, where she facilitated the mission and outreach work of the congregation and its justice ministry within the interfaith grassroots network Richmonders Involved in Strengthening Communities (RISC).
Enikő has also worked as programme coordinator for an MA in Missiology programme at the Protestant Institute for Mission Studies, as well as set up and coordinated a refugee integration programme within the Reformed Church in Hungary, based in Budapest.
Having spent significant time in Israel/Palestine as a PC(USA) young adult volunteer and later as a participant in WCC’s ecumenical accompaniment programme for Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), she is a passionate advocate for peace and a just reconciliation in the region and is happy to engage in conversation about these challenging topics.
She holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Babes-Bolyai in Cluj, Romania, and earned her PhD. and MDiv. degrees from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA, where she also served as the international student advisor.
Outside of church commitments, you will find Enikő enjoying many loves: hiking in all seasons, cooking international cuisines, gardening, sewing liturgical banners and clothes, exploring art and cultural events, and the company of her two gentle giant cats, Tiger and Luna.
Before the linkage
From 1555 to 1559, John Knox led services in the Auditoire de Calvin that laid the foundation for the future form of worship in the reformed Church of Scotland.
On July 7 1867, the first service was held in the Auditoire according to the custom of the Church of Scotland.
From 1867 to 1925, various Church of Scotland ministers led worship in the Auditoire. the Chappelle des Macchabées, and elsewhere.
There follows a list of Church of Scotland minsters who have served in Geneva since 1926 – unless otherwise indicated, in the Auditoire.
| 1926–1935 | Dr Thomas Watt et al | Chapelle des Macchabées |
| 1935–1944 | Rev Denzil GM Patrick | Various locations |
| 1945–1947 | Rev Eric Duncan | Chapelle de St. Léger |
| 1948–1955 | Rev Dr Robert C Mackie | Chapelle de St. Léger |
| 1956–1963 | Rev Niall D Watson | John R Mott House and Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1964–1970 | Rev Peter Logan Ayre | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1971–1977 | Rev John B Hood | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1977–1984 | Rev Patrick DG Campbell | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1984–1990 | Rev Dr William D Cattanach | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1990–1994 | Rev Ray Gaston | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 1994–2000 | Rev James McLeod | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 2001–2016 | Rev Ian Manson | Auditoire de Calvin |
| 2017–2025 | Rev Laurence Twaddle | Auditoire de Calvin |
