Deacon Gordon Pennykid

Deacon Gordon Pennykid
Church of Scotland Diaconate

Gordon is a Deacon of the Church of Scotland currently serving as prison Chaplain in HMP EDINBURGH. Gordon previously served as a parish Deacon in Livingston. He was ordained in 2015 after working previously in Civil Engineering.  He has a passion for intergenerational worship and looking for ways to encounter God out with our buildings.

Gordon is married to Jennifer and they have two adult children. He loves football and when not in prison (…working!) he can be found mostly frequenting the ‘Tynecastle’ home of his beloved Heart of Midlothian FC.