First Kilrea Presbyterian Church
Coordinates: 54°57′01″N 6°33′22″W / 54.9503°N 6.556°W
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First Kilrea Presbyterian Church is a church building of the Coleraine and Limavady presbytery of Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It is located in the village of Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
History[]
The first Meeting House built for Presbyterians in the Kilrea district was at Moyknock. In 1642 the first church building at Moyknock was burned down. A second church was built in the townland of , just outside modern-day Kilrea. This building served the parishes of Kilrea, Tamlaght, Boveedy and . The third meeting house, the first in Kilrea was built in 1770. The building stood a short distance in front of the present church.[citation needed]
The present-day church building or "Scot's Kirk" (English: Scottish [or 'Presbyterian'] Church) as it was called had its foundation stone laid in 1837 and opened for worship in 1839. The funding for the church was provided by the Mercers' Company and built to a design by William Barnes of London.[1]
Ministers[]
Incumbency | Minister |
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c1680 | William Gilchrist |
1697–1729 | Matthew Clerk |
1732–1741 | Robert Wirling |
1744–1748 | Alexander Cumming |
1749–1785 | John Smith |
1789–1794 | Arthur McMahon |
1794–1821 | John Smith |
1825–1851 | Hugh Walker Rodgers |
1852–1869 | James Maxwell Rodgers |
1869–1873 | James Heron |
1874–1932 | James Stewart |
1925–1962 | Hans Hadden |
1963–1967 | Ivan James Wilson |
1967–1975 | John Oscar Bridgett |
1976–1985 | Ivan James Wilson |
1986 – | Trevor John McCormick |
References[]
External links[]
- Geograph First Kilrea Presbyterian Church
- First Kilrea Boys Brigade Company
- Presbyterian churches in Northern Ireland
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Northern Ireland
- Churches in County Londonderry