Drumachose Presbyterian Church
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Church History
We can trace the origins of the congregation to the year 1655 when Thomas Fulton came from Ayrshire in Scotland to be Commonwealth Minister.
The Church in those early days was situated on the site of the present Tesco
Supermarket.
In 1743 a theological dispute resulted in the majority of members moving from the site to where the present church now stands.
This church was built in the shape of a Greek cross and the four aisles are named after the townlands to which they point.
Over the years a number of renovations have taken place but this unusual design identifies Drumachose as a church of considerable architectural interest.
Our Church Manse, 'Fairy Fort', is located on Killane Road, Limavady.
This
property has recently been rebuilt & is pictured below.
Ministerial Records
1655 |
Thomas Fulton (Commonwealth Minister) |
1696 |
David Wilson |
1702 |
Main Street Church rebuilt |
1720 |
William Cunningham |
1742 |
Henry Erskine |
1743 |
NEW Church built |
1750 |
Alexander
Stewart ordained as first Minister of 1st
Limavady Presbyterian Church |
1763 |
Jacob Davis |
1788 |
Daniel Blair |
1812 |
Richard Dill |
1824 |
John McLaughlin |
1833 |
George Steen |
1840 |
Foundation Stone laid for 2nd Limavady
Presbyterian Church. George Steen
installed as first Minister 1845. |
1845 |
Nathaniel McAuley Brown |
1875 |
Church rebuilt |
1907 |
William McNutt |
1913 |
William Mitchell |
1925 |
John Henry Carson |
1931 |
Samuel McCully |
1962 |
Samuel Wilson |
1971 |
James Ronald Savage |
1977 |
David Stanley Irwin
(Minister Emeritus, Retired August 2006) |
2007 |
Rev. Stephen A. McCracken B.D., Dip. Min., M.Phil |
2019 | Currently vacant (as of June 2019) |