First Kilrea Presbyterian Church

54°57′01″N 6°33′22″W / 54.9503°N 6.556°W / 54.9503; -6.556

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

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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 Boveedy, just outside modern-day Kilrea. This building served the parishes of Kilrea, Tamlaght, Boveedy and Desertoghill. 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

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Ministers[2]
Incumbency Minister
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

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  1. ^ The Scots Kirk, Kilrea. 1990. James H. McIlfatrick.
  2. ^ The Scots Kirk, Kilrea. 1990. James H. McIlfatrick.
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