Rev. Philip McCrea was installed as our minister on 27th June 2007 Rev McCrea grew up in the congregation of Harryville in Ballymena. Having graduated from the New university of Ulster, in 1984 with a BA in History with Education he went on to study for a B.D. at Queens University in Belfast. During his training for the ordained ministry he spent the summer of 1985 as Assistant to the Convenor in Sion Mills and Urney congregations. In 1986 he started his Assistantship in Oldpark where he was ordained in 1988. In 1990 he received a call from the congregations of Castlecaulfield and Eglish, near Dungannon. It was in March 1996 that he was installed as minister of the congregation of Maghera in County Londonderry. Philip is married to Ruth and they have four teenage children, Mark, Sarah, Laura and Nicola.
The Rev. Terry McMullan is our pastoral visitor Brief biog and photo to follow soon.....