Various
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mr Stewart is currently the Assistant Minister in Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church

Rev. John Greer
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Rev. John Greer is pastor of the Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church and current Moderator of Presbytery in Northern Ireland. Born in County Antrim, Mr. Greer was minister of Sixmilecross Free Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, before moving to the United States in 1983 to pastor a fledgling church in a suburb of Philadelphia. Prior to moving to the United States he taught New Testament Greek for four years in the Whitefield College of the Bible. He remained in the pastorate in the United States until August 2000 when he was called to his home church in Ballymena. Rev. Greer has also recently returned to the Whitefield College of the Bible to serve as Lecturer of Systematic Theology.

Various
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mr Stephen Murray
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Stephen is a member of Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church

Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mr Stewart is currently the Assistant Minister in Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church

Rev. Andrew Stewart
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mr Stewart is currently the Assistant Minister in Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church

Rev. David Brown
(Larne Free Presbyterian Church)
Larne, Northern Ireland

In 1983 David was born in the Co. Antrim town of Ballymena. There, along with his brother and two sisters he was taught the truths of the Scripture by his Father and Mother who where both saved and attended Ballymena FPC. Late one evening at the age of five David came to trust in Christ as his own personal saviour, “In a child like way I understood that I was a sinner and I felt the awful reality of hell. That evening my parents at my request led me to Christ”. In the following years David attended Ballymena FPC where he greatly enjoyed the preaching of the word and fellowship with God’s people.

As a young adult leaving school David commenced his career in the building trade as a joiner and knew much of the Lords blessing with many opportunities to grow in grace and witness for the saviour. Although having a love for woodwork David from his childhood days was aware of the call to the ministry, it wasn’t till his early twenties that the Lord really began to trouble his heart about this great work. The following years where full of searching and wrestling as he took the call into the ministry very seriously and sought counsel from godly men around him who gave timely direction at that point. After some years of preparation David came to the point where the decision had to be made whether or not to enter the gospel ministry. Unexpectedly in April 2007 at the evening service the Lord spoke with such power that David could not leave the church without surrendering his life to the Lord. At that meeting Mr James McAlister testified and through that the Lord challenged David, then the Rev. Greer announced his text 1 Kings 18, the twenty first verse of that chapter came with such clarity and assurance, they where undoubtedly words of commission from God Himself “how long halt ye.. if the Lord be God then follow him”.

A few months later in September 2007 David commenced the theological course in the Whitefield College of the Bible and completed the course in March 2010. That year held another big event, namely marriage! In August Lydia Charlotte Jane Irwin became Mrs. Brown and they settled down in Ballymena. The following year proved to be every bit as life changing with a call from the Larne congregation inviting David to take up the ministry there. After much prayerful consideration the Lord confirmed His will to David and he took up the invitation to Larne. That same year came the birth of their first child, a little son, Micah.

David and his family are currently enjoying the ministry in that North East coastal Port of Larne.

Mr Chris Killen
(Lisburn Free Presbyterian Church)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland

After my conversion to Christ in August 1989, I became involved in a street ministry – bringing the gospel to young people who were taking drink and drugs. For a number of years I had the joy of leading an outreach team that consisted mainly of young Christians. We travelled all over Northern Ireland and further afield, distributing tracts and sharing the message of Christ. Then the Lord spoke to me through His Word about full-time ministry. After I completed training in Bible College I was accepted to work under the Mission Board. 

There are 2 main aspects to the ministry the Lord has called me to: First, there is Prevention. That involves speaking in schools, youth meetings etc. – warning young people about the dangers of drugs. One of the PowerPoint presentations I have used extensively is entitled: “The Truth about Drugs.” It is a Bible based drugs awareness presentation. It’s essential that young people understand very clearly what the Bible teaches about drugs and alcohol. 

Then there is Intervention. I spend a lot of my time speaking to addicts and their families; seeking to tell them of the hope of the gospel. I often share my own testimony, relating how the Lord saved me from a life of drugs and addiction. Ministering to addicts is very often a demanding and difficult work.  It is therefore a tremendous blessing to be supported by and work under a church that is passionate about reaching those in addiction. Oftentimes when I am speaking to someone who is held in the bondage of addiction, it feels like I am looking in a mirror – it’s as if I’m looking at myself before I was saved. It brings me to reflect upon the life I once lived but also causes me to rejoice in the grace of God that has set me free. “By the grace of God I am what I am…” I Corinthians 15:10.

It is a wonderful blessing to see lives changed by the power of Christ and I count it a great privilege to serve the Lord in this ministry to the addicted.

Various
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Rev. John Greer
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Rev. John Greer is pastor of the Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church and current Moderator of Presbytery in Northern Ireland. Born in County Antrim, Mr. Greer was minister of Sixmilecross Free Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, before moving to the United States in 1983 to pastor a fledgling church in a suburb of Philadelphia. Prior to moving to the United States he taught New Testament Greek for four years in the Whitefield College of the Bible. He remained in the pastorate in the United States until August 2000 when he was called to his home church in Ballymena. Rev. Greer has also recently returned to the Whitefield College of the Bible to serve as Lecturer of Systematic Theology.

Various
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Various
(Ballymena Free Presbyterian Church)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland