Kathy Galloway is an ordained Church of Scotland minister and was, in 2002 the first woman to be elected leader of the Iona Community. Kathy Galloway has worked for Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty. Along with John Saxbee and Michael Taylor, is a patron of the Student Christian Movement. Galloway is also a published poet and hymnwriter – her songs have been widely published in church hymnaries and those published by the Iona Community. She lives in Glasgow. She has contributed to The Times.