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Church Record November 2026

THE MINISTRY

Installed:

Rev Jonathan Cowan, as Minister of Dungannon, 11 September 2026
Rev Mark McMaw, as Minister of Trinity Boardmills, 18 September 2026
Rev Richard Patton, as Associate Minister of Knock, 4 October 2026

Inducted:

Rev James O'Neill, as Chaplain of U.U. Belfast, 8 September 2026

Retired:

Rev Alastair McNeely, as Minister of Richhill, 30 September 2026

Resigned:

Rev James O'Neill, as Minister of Carland and Newmills (Co Tyrone), 7 September 2026
Rev Jonathan Cowan, as Minister of Mountjoy and Drumlegagh, 10 September 2026
Rev Mark McMaw, as Minister of Tandragee, 17 September 2026
 

THE ELDERSHIP

Died:

CLONES: William McAdoo
FINVOY: James Maurice Dunlop
FIRST BALLYMENA: Stephen Lamont
FIRST DROMORE: Harold Gamble
FIRST LARNE: Ivan Moore
HARMONY HILL: William Heaney
KILLINCHY: Mavis Russell
NEWTOWNBREDA: Ian Bennington
RASHARKIN: George Cubitt
SECOND BROUGHSHANE: James McBurney
TEMPLEPATRICK: Thomas (Tom) Bill
TRINITY, AHOGHILL: Nathaniel Dickey 
 

Church Record October 2026

THE MINISTRY

Ordained and Installed:

Rev Stephen Cairns, as Minister of Newmills (Co Down), 14 August 2026
Rev Martin Delaney, as Minister of Raloo & Magheramorne, 3 September 2026

Installed:

Rev Stephen Lowry, as Minister of High Kirk, Ballymena, 4 September 2026
Rev Dr Jonathan Curry, as Minister of Sligo, 5 September 2026

Retired:

Rev Roy Gaston, as Minister of Finvoy, 31 August 2026
Rev Ian Abraham, as Minister of First Keady and Armaghbreague, 31 August 2026

Resigned:

Rev Colin Jones, as Minister of First Derry (Inc. Claremont) and Monreagh, 31 August 2026
Rev Stephen Lowry, as Minister of Whitehouse, 4 September 2026
Rev Dr Jonathan Curry, as Minister of First Magherafelt, 5 September 2026

Died:

Rev Robert (Bobby) Allen, Minister Emeritus, 16 August 2026

THE ELDERSHIP

Ordained and Installed:

CLOUGHWATER: Alastair Davison, Alexander McMaster

Church Record September 2026

THE MINISTRY

Licensed:

Mr Ashley Parks, by the Dromore Presbytery, 31 May 2026
Mr Glen McBride, by the Newry Presbytery, 5 June 2026
Mr Colin McKay, by the Tyrone Presbytery, 7 June 2026
Mr Stephen McCombe, by the East Belfast Presbytery, 14 June 2026
Mr Nathan Donnell, by the Dromore Presbytery, 19 June 2026
Mr Cillian McNamara, by the Dublin & Munster Presbytery, 20 June 2026
Miss Christine Craig, by the Templepatrick Presbytery, 21 June 2026
Mr Peter Huey, by the East Belfast Presbytery, 26 June 2026
Miss Karen Jardine, by the East Belfast Presbytery, 26 June 2026 

Ordained and Inducted:

Rev Scott McMenemy, as Associate Minister of Ballydown, 19 June 2026

Appointed:

Rev Jonathan Boyd, as Clerk of the General Assembly, 20 July 2026

Retired:

Rev Mark Spratt, as Minister of Kilmore, 30 June 2026
Rev Allen Sleith, as Minister of Hillsborough, 30 June 2026
Rev Mervyn Burnside, as Minister of Castlereagh, 24 July 2026
Rev William Harkness, as Minister of Belmont, 31 July 2026
Rev David Reid, as Minister of Ardstraw and Douglas, 31 July 2026

Resigned:

Rev Jonathan Boyd, as Minister of Killyleagh, 19 July 2026

Died:

Rev Robert Nixon, Minister Emeritus, 1 July 2026
Rev James Brogan, Minister Emeritus, 25 July 2026
Rev William (Bill) Boyd, Minister Emeritus, 1 August 2026

THE ELDERSHIP
 

Ordained and Installed:

FIRST KEADY: Graeme Black, Colin Broomfield, Craig Dickson, Jeffrey Lawson
GREYSTONE ROAD: Garry Hill, Sheryl Mawhinney, John McClean, David Mulligan
KILBRIDE: David Bowes, Benjamin Day, Alison Moore, Matthew Rankin, Dawn Turkington, Stuart Wallace
KILLYLEAGH: Ronald McMaster
KILMORE: Mark Scott
SECOND RANDALSTOWN: Samuel Foster, Ronald Pedlow, Jonathan Stevenson

Church Record July/August 2026

THE MINISTRY

Ordained and Inducted:

Rev David Dickinson, as Minister of Central Belfast, 24 May 2026
Rev Steven Woods, as Minister of Ballee and Ballykeel, 29 May 2026

Retired:

Rev Dr Mark Gray, as Minister of Bannside, 9 May 2026

Resigned:

Rev Corrina Heron, 31 May 2026

Died: 

Rev Ian McDowell, Minister Emeritus (Released), 22 May 2026

THE ELDERSHIP

Ordained and Installed:

FIRST DROMARA: David Annett, Jordan McCullough, David Spiers, Ashley Starrett
FIRST DROMORE: John Cochrane, Louis Jones, Mark Patterson, Matthew Poots
HILLSBOROUGH: Jacquie Elliott, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Anne Poots, Michael 
Thompson

Died: 

FIRST BALLYEASTON: James (Jim) Wilson
FIRST KILRAUGHTS: Robert Patterson
McQUISTON MEMORIAL: David Craig
RAILWAY STREET: William Tease
SECOND BALLYEASTON: David (Davey) Craig
SPA: Arthur Gibson
ST ANDREW’S, BELFAST: William (Billy) McCracken

Church Record June 2026

THE MINISTRY

Ordained and Inducted:

Mr Graeme Read, as Ordained Assistant, 1 May 2026

Installed:

Rev Elsye McCroskery, as Minister of Loughbrickland and Scarva, 10 April 2026 

Retired:

Rev Stephen Rea, as Minister of Athy & Carlow, 26 April 2026

Resigned:

Rev Ross Collins, as Minister of Ballywatt, 12 April 2026 

THE ELDERSHIP

Ordained and Installed:

BALLYSALLY: Desmond Paul (7.12.25)
DRUMACHOSE: Catherine Allen, Linda Haslett, James McMillan, Roslyn McMullan (25.9.25) 
MOURNE: Adam Annett, Keith Bingham, Geoffrey Casement, James Morris, Brian Niblock, Stephen Nicholson
MYROE: Andrew Barr, Andrew Paul (22.6.25) 

Died:

BADONEY: Jack McLaughlin
DRUMACHOSE: Billy Wallace 
MACOSQUIN: Robinson Connor 
MOUNTJOY: Bertie Longwell 
PORTSTEWART: Peter Bingham, James Jack, Martha Martin 
RINGSEND: George Graham, Robert Graham
SECOND LIMAVADY: John Wilson
 

Church Record May 2026

THE MINISTRY

Died:

Rev William (Billy) Hook, 10 March 2026
 

THE ELDERSHIP

Died:

MOLESWORTH: Mr Norman Shaw