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CONTENTS —————— MINUTES OF ASSEMBLY, JUNE, 2007 Monday....................................................................................... 1 Tuesday....................................................................................... 22 Wednesday.................................................................................. 41 Thursday ..................................................................................... 75 Deputations and Ecclesiastical Changes .......................................... 106 Changes in the Code 2007................................................................ 107 —————— DIRECTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND Former Moderators of Assembly ..................................................... 124 Diary and Appointments .................................................................. 125 Presbyteries: Congregations and Ministers...................................... 127 Under Care of Presbyteries: Ministers ..................................................................................... 186 Ministers Transferring from other Churches.............................. 187 Licentiates................................................................................... 188 Alphabetical Lists: Congregations............................................................................. 190 Ministers ..................................................................................... 194 Assembly Officers and Professors ................................................... 224 Board Contacts ................................................................................. 225 Chaplaincies...................................................................................... 227 Assembly Missionaries..................................................................... 230 Trustees............................................................................................. 233 Moderators of Assembly, 1840-2007............................................... 234 Boards and Committees of Assembly.............................................. 238 Addresses of Members ..................................................................... 256 —————— STATISTICS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND Congregational Statistics.................................................................. 265 Index of Minutes and Directory ....................................................... 311 BELFAST, 2007 Daily Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE General Assembly OF THE Presbyterian Church in Ireland Held at Belfast, June, 2007 FIRST SESSION Monday, 4th June, 2007 Seven o’clock. Evening Within Church House The Right Rev Dr David Clarke, Moderator of the General Assembly, led in public worship and addressed those present before constituting the Assembly with prayer. The Memorial Roll of Ministers deceased was submitted by the Rev Dr WTJ Richardson MBE, and the Assembly paid their customary tribute. The Clerk announced that the names of 600 ministers being ex officio members and 484 elders on whose behalf commissions had been received, had been entered on the Roll of the Assembly together with 58 Assembly Elders, Conveners and nominees of the Business Board. In addition 182 people in various categories, not members of the court, have been invited to sit and deliberate. There are also 22 Corresponding Members and Delegates from other Churches. The following Ministers and Ruling Elders were present at the Annual Meeting:- 2 BELFAST, 2007 BELFAST ASSEMBLY 1. ARDS PRESBYTERY Ministers Ruling Elders Congregations A.S. Cromie............................. ............................................. Lisnabreen, Bangor Dr. Charles Presho .................. ............................................. Bible Society, Director H.D. McMorran....................... ............................................. Trinity, Bangor J.McC. Auld ............................ ............................................. R.E. Teacher D.G. Bailie............................... ............................................. West Church, Bangor Dr. G.McK. Eagleson.............. ............................................. First Donaghadee J.K.F. Watson.......................... ............................................. Ballygrainey Dr. John Ross .......................... ............................................. High Street, Holywood Dr. Rodney Sterritt .................. ............................................. Greenwell St., N’ards N.J. Linkens............................. ............................................. Retired David Johnston........................ ............................................. First Newtownards W.L. Haslett ............................ A. Warden........................... Ballyblack Dr. W.P. Addley...................... ............................................. Theological Professor W.A. Kennedy......................... ............................................. Trinity, Bangor W.T. Cordner ......................... Ms. A. Lang ........................ First Bangor James Gordon.......................... C. Adair............................... First Donaghadee Dr. D.J. Watts.......................... +W. Graham ....................... Clerk of Assembly W.J. Parkes.............................. L. Willoughby..................... St. Andrew’s, Bangor Dr. D.R. Purce......................... J. Dalzell ............................. Groomsport ................................................. K. Hughes ........................... Cloughey Dr. R.A. Russell ...................... A. Boyd............................... Ballywalter Dr. S.N. Williams.................... +Mrs. J. Mann..................... Theological Professor R.J. Montgomery..................... Miss R. Hunter.................... Trinity, Bangor T.W.D. Johnston...................... G. Nesbitt............................ Hamilton Rd., Bangor R.A. Patton .............................. ............................................. Ballygilbert J.N.I. McNeely ........................ Mrs. M. Robinson............... First Holywood C.W. Megaw ........................... Mrs. M. Lygo...................... Helen’s Bay James Campbell....................... C. Graham........................... First Newtownards ................................................. R. McCormick .................... Greenwell St, Newtownards Helen S. Boyd ......................... Ms. M. Startin..................... Millisle & Ballycopeland W.J. Carlisle ............................ S. McMahon........................ Movilla C.J.C. McMullen ..................... A. Ward............................... West Church, Bangor W. G. Cameron ....................... L. Dempster ........................ Glastry -do- .......................................... L. Finlay.............................. Kircubbin J. M. Wade .............................. S. Thompson ....................... Portavogie Robert Stirling......................... Mrs. E. Savage.................... Conlig Averil Stevenson ..................... ............................................. Kirkcubbin Dr. W.J.A. Sleith ..................... Mrs. K. Allsopp .................. Regent St., Newtownards P.C. Lyle.................................. Mrs. H. Millar..................... Ballyholme A.M. Bates............................... ............................................. Scrabo Gareth Aitcheson..................... Ms. K. Hinds....................... Kilcooley, Bangor R.J. Stevenson ......................... ............................................. Carrowdore & Ballyfrenis Mark Henderson...................... ............................................. Army Chaplain S.J. Castles............................... B. Carville........................... Lisnabreen Niall Lockhart ......................... +F. Adair............................. Hamilton Road, BangorAssoc. BELFAST, 2007 Daily Minutes 3 G.J. Kennedy........................... W. Davey ............................ Ballygrainey Dr. M.J. Welsh ........................ J. Cranston .......................... Greyabbey ................................................. +B.T. Knox ......................... Mission Africa ................................................. G. Bell................................. Strean, Newtownards 2. ARMAGH PRESBYTERY Ministers Ruling Elders Congregations Dr. W.M. Craig ....................... ............................................. First Portadown Dr. Joseph Thompson.............. ............................................. The Mall, Armagh T.A. Moore.............................. ............................................. Hill Street, Lurgan ................................................. W. Porter............................. Cladymore C.G. Harris .............................. J.M. Woolsey ...................... Ahorey -do- .......................................... N.H. Cully........................... Clare J.S. Carson............................... ............................................. First Portadown A.D. Davidson......................... W.J. Steenson...................... First Armagh Christina U.R. Bradley............ I. Stirling ............................. Armagh Road, Portadown R.I.A. Allely............................ ............................................. Craigavon -do- .......................................... J. Whittle............................. Vinecash B. Ann McDonald ................... ............................................