Newly appointed North Sea chaplain, Rev Martin Grashoff.

A DUTCH Church of Scotland minister has been appointed to one of Britain's most prominent chaplaincy posts.

The Reverend Martin Grashoff, minister at Kilcalmonell, Killean and Kilchenzie churches in Kintyre, will take over as chaplain to the UK Oil and Gas Industry on the 1st March 2011.

His predecessor, the Reverend Andrew Jolly MBE, passed away aged 54 last year after losing his battle with cancer.

Mr Grashoff said he was fulfilling a long-held ambition by entering the chaplaincy field

For more information, visit the Church of Scotland website