A retired minister is hoping to swap the pulpit for politics when he stands on this week's council election.
Graeme Clark was a pastor at Central Baptist Church, Woman Lane, for nearly 20 years earlier than calling it a day round 18 months in the past.
Nevertheless, the 67-year-old is keen to proceed serving his group and can stand for Labour within the Paisley Northeast and Ralston ward on Thursday, Could 5.
Clark will go up in opposition to the SNP's Jennifer Adam-McGregor, Conservative Neill Graham and Liberal-Democrat Alan McInnes.
"There's nothing that made me have to do that," Clark stated, when requested what prompted him to run for election.
"I've at all times been concerned in group and I like Paisley.
"I needed to do one thing for Paisley and I am nonetheless match and energetic, so I believed that since I used to be concerned in politics so much - I have been treasurer for the CLP and concerned with Labour right here in Paisley - I needed to face."
Having travelled to cities all over the world - together with Chicago, Mexico Metropolis, Johannesburg and Manila - as an Worldwide City Affiliate, Clark then spent 9 years because the chief govt of Glasgow Metropolis Mission till 2001.
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It was at that time he would change into minister of Central Baptist Church.
Clark was additionally one of many founding members of Renfrewshire Foodbank, the place he served as chair.
"There's two components to the ward," he added.
"There's lots of people dwelling within the flats who do not have the identical incomes as folks in Ralston, so the price of dwelling disaster is absolutely essential for folks there.
"Clearly having been deeply concerned within the foodbank, I am very conscious of how typically individuals are struggling."
Clark, a eager panorama photographer, isn't any stranger to the council chambers, having been a spiritual consultant on the schooling board for 2 phrases.
He is not involved about the potential of being overwhelmed by the often fiery nature of conferences, which sees elected members debate passionately about key points affecting their communities.
"I have been in with the councillors rather a lot, so it isn't an odd world to me," he stated.
"I labored within the Metropolis Mission, I labored with guys from Barlinnie, I've labored with every kind of individuals.
"I have been within the roughest components of Glasgow, so council conferences usually are not locations which are going to be troublesome for me."
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