Pastor pays tribute to 'precious' church member found dead in Athens suitcase
Missionary Elisabeth-Jane Ross
Published August 4, 2026
“She had a big passion for missions. She had been to many places on mission, she served people, she cared for people all over the world.”An Edinburgh church has paid tribute to a “precious” member of its congregation after she was found dead in a suitcase in Athens.
Elisabeth-Jane Ross, known as Lisa, had been a member of City on a Hill church in the Scottish capital for 20 years and was remembered as a caring and committed Christian whose life was “all about mission”.
The 38-year-old’s body was discovered inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district of the Greek capital on 18 July.
Peter Anderson, lead pastor of City on a Hill, told the congregation that it had been a “really tough week” for the church.
“We have lost a precious church member, Lisa,” he said, according to STV.
“She was a member of our church for 20 years, and a very, very precious girl, and it’s a real tragic loss.”
