A PEACEFUL AND STABLE SOCIETY A SHARED AND BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL RESOURCE DIRECTORY CHURCH-LED GOOD RELATIONS MARCH 2015 The Irish Churches Peace Project is a collaborative partnership between the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Irish Council of Churches. Copies of this resource may be requested from the Irish Council of Churches and are available for download through their website, as detailed below. Address: Irish Council of Churches 48 Elmwood Avenue Belfast County Antrim BT9 6AZ Phone: +44 (0)28 9066 3145 Website: www.irishchurches.org Email: [email protected] March 2015 The views and opinions expressed in this resource do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission or the Special EU Programmes Body. Contents Introduction 4 01 Churches 6-9 02 Inter-Church Networks 10-12 03 Government, Councils and Structures 13-14 04 Agencies, Partnerships and Networks 15-18 05 Voluntary and Community Groups 19-21 06 Faith Communities / Minority Ethnic Groups 22-24 07 Cultural Traditions Bodies 25-26 08 Academic and Research Bodies 27-28 09 Programme Resources 29 10 Facilitators 30-31 11 Venues 32-34 12 Funders 35-37 Irish Churches Peace Project Resource Directory March 2015 Introduction The Irish Churches Peace Project (ICPP) is a collaborative partnership between the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, the Methodist Church in Ireland and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Irish Council of Churches. p4 Our Vision Development The vision of the ICPP is to deliver a series of of the Resource initiatives to support “a peaceful and stable society, with a shared and better future for Directory all” and its work was accordingly focused on promoting reconciliation and the emergence One of the key aims of the project has been of a shared and peaceful future. to establish a legacy and in doing so provide a series of resources which will be of use to groups for many years to come. This directory is one such Our Objectives resource in which the ICPP has sought to list the key agencies, community, church and statutory The five main objectives of the project bodies who may be able to assist groups have been: who are hoping to develop future initiatives. The vision is that it acts as a starting point to 1. To be able to define regional and local encourage engagement, fresh dialogue and new good relations and reconciliation work relationships impacting the whole community. issues and church led good relations and reconciliation work; 2. To facilitate challenging, sustained and Disclaimer sensitive dialogue within churches, and The information contained here is, to the best of between churches and the wider community, our knowledge, correct at time of going to print. on contentious good relations, reconciliation and peace work issues; The views expressed by Churches, groups and individuals contained in this directory are not 3. To facilitate meaningful and progressive good necessarily the views of the ICPP. At the same relations and reconciliation focused inter- time, being listed within this directory is not an church contact, collaboration and engagement official endorsement from ICPP. with community groups in the target areas, as well as the wider community, concerning issues held in common; 4. To facilitate learning in churches good relations, reconciliation and peace work on a local, regional and international basis; and 5. To provide a united voice on behalf of churches with regards to good relations, reconciliation and peace work principles, policy and practice and other issues held in common. Irish Churches Peace Project Resource Directory March 2015 01 Churches p6 a. Church of Ireland b. Methodist Church in Ireland i. Central Bodies i. Central Bodies Church of Ireland Methodist Church 00353 (0)1 497 8422 028 9032 4554 www.ireland.anglican.org www.irishmethodist.org General Synod 00353 (0)1 497 8422 c. Presbyterian Church in Ireland www.ireland.anglican.org/about/3 i. Central Bodies General Synod Committees www.ireland.anglican.org/about/5 Presbyterian Church in Ireland 028 9032 2284 The Representative Church Body (RCB) www.presbyterianireland.org 00 353 (0)1 497 8422 www.ireland.anglican.org/about/21 Good Relations Resources www.presbyterianireland.org/Resources/ Board for Social Responsibility (NI) Congregational-Resources/Good-Relations 028 9073 6088 www.ireland.anglican.org/about/7 Good Relations Panel Rev Stephen Johnston Committee on Christian Unity 028 4176 2321 www.ireland.anglican.org/about/13 ii. Presbytery Contacts ii. Diocesan Contacts Good Relations Agents (Presbytery Regions) Armagh 028 3752 7144 Ards www.armagh.anglican.org (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) Rev Dr Alan Russell Clogher 028 4275 8788 028 6634 7879 [email protected] www.clogher.anglican.org Armagh Connor Very Rev Principal Stafford Carson 028 9082 8870 028 9020 5080 www.connor.anglican.org [email protected] Derry & Raphoe Ballymena 028 7137 7013 Rev Brian Boyd www.derryandraphoe.org 028 2589 1215 [email protected] Down & Dromore 028 9047 1973 North Belfast www.downanddromore.org (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) Rev Colin Morrison 028 9077 0301 [email protected] Irish Churches Peace Project Resource Directory March 2015 South Belfast Newry Rev Wilfred Orr Rev Stephen Johnston 028 9751 9556 028 4176 2321 [email protected] [email protected] East Belfast Omagh (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) Rev Albin Rankin Rev Robert Herron [email protected] 028 8224 3776 028 9065 0396 [email protected] Carrickfergus Route (no agent – details for (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) Clerk of Presbytery) Rev Noel McClean Rev Dr Colin McClure 028 2766 7618 028 2827 2441 [email protected] [email protected] Templepatrick Coleraine & Limavady (no agent - details for Clerk of Presbytery) Mr James Jack Rev WJ Murdock 028 7035 1138 028 9442 2436 Derry & Donegal Tyrone (no agent – details for Clerk of Presbytery) Mr Ernie Carroll Rev Dr Robert Buick 028 8772 6497 028 7134 2478 [email protected] [email protected] Down d. Roman Catholic Rev David McIlwrath 028 9145 9507 i. Central Bodies [email protected] Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Dromore 00353 01 505 3000 Rev David Knox www.catholicbishops.ie 028 9266 2878 [email protected] Northern Ireland Catholic Council on Social Affairs (NICCOSA) Dublin & Munster 00353 (0) 1 5053102 Mr Ian Scott www.catholicbishops.ie/niccosa 00353 1 6249505 [email protected] Council for Ecumenism Very Rev Kieran McDermott Iveagh 00353 (0)1 298 4348 Rev Patricia McBride www.catholicbishops.ie/ecumenism 028 4062 3269 [email protected] ii. Dioceses (Northern) Monaghan Armagh Mr George McConkey 028 3752 2045 00353 47 54043 www.archdioceseofarmagh.org [email protected] www.armagharchdiocese.org/2013/09/20/ evangelisation-ecumenism-commission p8 Clogher Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church 00353 (0)47 81019 c/o Rev Chris Wilson www.clogherdiocese.ie 07729 178093 www.nspresbyterian.org Derry 028 7126 2302 Religious Society of Friends www.derrydiocese.org 00353(0)1 499 8003 www.quakers-in-ireland.ie Ecumenism www.quaker.org Rev Eamon McDevitt www.derrydiocese.org/index.php/parishes-of-the- Rock of Ages Cherubim & Seraphim city-of-derry/m-to-r/77-mcdevitt-rev-eamon-pp www.facebook.com/pages/Unification- of-Cherubim-And-Seraphim-Churches-in- Down & Connor Ireland/180321898737419 028 9077 6185 www.downandconnor.org Romanian Orthodox Church in Ireland www.downandconnor.org/commissions- www.linkedin.com/pub/romanian-orthodox-church- committees/commissions/diocesan-ecumenical- in-ireland/90/b74/88a commission Salvation Army (Ireland Division) Dromore 00353 (1) 874 0987 028 3026 2444 www.salvationarmy.ie www.catholicbishops.ie/dioceses/dromore www.salvationarmy.org.uk www.catholicbishops.ie/bishops/bishop-john- mcareavey www.downandconnor.org/wp-content/ uploads/2009/10/Ecumenical-Directory-of- Good-Practice-February-2007.pdf e. Irish Council of Churches 028 9066 3145 www.irishchurches.org Other Church Members of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting Antiochian Orthodox Church 0161 476 4847 www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk Coptic Orthodox Church in Ireland www.directory.nihov.org/church/ireland Greek Orthodox Church in Britain & Ireland www.helleniccommunity.ie/church Lutheran Church in Ireland www.lutheran-ireland.org Moravian Church, Irish District 020 8883 3409 www.moravian.org.uk Irish Churches Peace Project Resource Directory March 2015 02 Inter-Church Networks p10 a. Northern Ireland 2. Armagh 1. Antrim Armagh Cathedral Partnership The Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY Ballycastle Church Action Vey Rev Gregory Dunstan wwwballycastlechurchaction.blogspot.co.uk 028 3752 3142 [email protected] Ballyclare and District Clergy Fellowship Rev Colin Campbell Portadown Inter-church Forum 078 0255 2833 078 1370 2898 [email protected] [email protected] Ballymena Clergy Fellowship Lurgan Community Outreach Group Fr Paddy de Largy 028 3832 3207 Parochial House, 4 Broughshane Road, [email protected] Ballymena, BT43 7DX 028 2564 1515 3. Down [email protected] Castlewellan Area Bible Prayer Group and Belmont and District Council of Churches Churches’ Forum www.belmontcc.webeden.co.uk Ronnie Hamilton 028 4375 1375 Carrickfergus