Reverend John Dickinson, Minister

Born in Belfast in 1954, John Dickinson grew up in various Presbyterian manses. He was educated at Queen’s University, Belfast where he studied Modern History, and Union Theological College and he served assistantships in the Mourne congregation in Kilkeel and in Bloomfield in East Belfast. Ordained in 1980, John came to Carnmoney in February 2002 having previously served as minister in First Killyleagh, County Down and Seaview in North Belfast. He has preached at numerous evangelistic missions and events and addressed conferences both for young people and adults in congregational and other settings. He has organised, led worship or occasionally spoken at PCI Youth events like Youth Night, Youth Reach, Route 66 and Training Trevor, and he Co-Convened the Committees of the General Assembly which produced the supplementary hymnal “Glory to God” and organised the special Assembly entitled “2020 Vision”. He was for eleven years the Clerk of the Presbytery of North Belfast and served on several Assembly Boards and the Church and Government Committee. Outside of the Presbyterian Church he taught Church History part-time at the Belfast Bible College, served on the local committee of organisations like SCORE, is a local Adviser for the Alpha Course and a regular contributor to BBC Radio Ulster’s Thought for the Day. Married to Christine, he has four children. He enjoys listening to music, reading and following sport, especially football and motorcycle racing.

Phone: +44 (28) 9083 8404
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Rory McClure, Assistant Minister

Rory has recently assumed the post of Assistant Minister. More details soon!

Karen Bousfield, Worship Associate

Karen started playing the piano at the age of five and commenced playing the violin aged eight.By the time Karen was eleven she was already playing in church and has continued ever since.By the time she left school she had already gained a prestigious Diploma in Piano Performance, and progressed to study Music at Queen’s with emphasis on the importance of worship. Karen’s talents and passion for music have also been recognised in several places. Karen has played alongside some of the world’s leading Worship leaders including Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Brian Doerkson, Brenton Brown, Graeme Kendrick, our very own Andy Flannagan, and has played with and recorded for Kathryn Scott’s Album, Satisfy.Karen has also played at Soul Survivor, Spring Harvest, Summer Madness, New Horizon and 2020 Vision. To Karen, worship is Romans 12 v1 ‘Take your everyday, ordinary life;your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life and place it before God as an offering’. She feels worship is expression through lifestyle, how we treat people, feed the poor, pray for the sick and Sunday is merely the icing on the cake - when we can come together and express our faith as one.

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Michael Wylie, Discipleship Associate

Michael joined our staff team in September 2007 having previously been Youth Pastor in his home church in Carrickfergus.  He is married to Rachael, a Primary School Teacher, currently on a career break in order to look after her most challenging pupils – their sons James & Robbie!  Michael enjoys running, coffee, honey chilli chicken and reading.  He studied History at the University of Ulster in Coleraine and Divinity at Queens University Belfast.  Michael is a Liverpool supporter and spends many Saturday nights in front of the TV, screaming at Match of The Day.  He also enjoys being at Windsor Park cheering on our national team.

Michael came to faith in Jesus as a 16 year old on a Boys’ Brigade Camp.  Since then he has had the privilege of being on the leadership team of his Christian Union and teaching the bible to young people in a variety of contexts. Having spent ten years in youth ministry Michael took up his current role in May 2011.  He is passionate about equipping all Christians to grow in their knowledge of God and helping them to share that knowledge in their everyday lives.  He co-leads the Discipleship Core Team and has responsibility in the following areas: Preaching, Pastorates, Theology Centre, Leadership Training and Congregational Events. Michael’s ambition is to see the grace of Jesus go deep in the church and wide in the world.

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Rick Hill, Youth Associate

Rick is 26 years old and lives in Antrim with his wife Sarah who is training to be a Primary School teacher. He loves football, pizza, music & meeting people, as well as working with young people. He has been at lots of major sporting events such as the Ryder Cup, Wimbledon, the European Cup final & the night when Northern Ireland beat England! Rick describes the best moment of his life as finishing the Dublin Marathon in 2010 after months of hard training...apart from getting married of course!!

Rick started following Jesus when he was 16 and immediately discovered a passion for serving God in youth work, worship leading & bible teaching. Before taking up this role, he worked as a Secondary Schools Worker for Scripture Union NI for the past 5 years, which basically involved teaching the bible to young people on a daily basis. Alongside this, Rick led the youth group in his home church, Muckamore Presbyterian, giving him a heart to get more involved in young people's lives and leading him towards this job.

He aims to build relationships with the young people in Carnmoney, develop & train up young leaders, reach out together to the surrounding community & teach the Bible with creativity & relevance.

Jean Pillar, Pastoral Associate

Jean Pillar took on the role of Pastoral Associate in January 2006. She is married to John and has two daughters, Judith and Natalie. Jean has been a member of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church for many years and has been involved, as part of a small team, in helping to run Carnmoney Lunch Club. She has been actively involved in the Alpha programme, leading a group with her husband as well as a follow-up home study group. Jean is a member of Carnmoney Fellowship Working Group which implements pastoral care within the congregation, and has been involved in The Bereavement Support Group which offers a confidential listening and support service to the bereaved. A few years ago Jean undertook a pastoral care training course held in the Church, run by Gary Haire, and it was during that course that she first felt God leading her into a pastoral care role. She has also completed a Counselling Module from the Diploma of Health Studies at Queens University Belfast. Jean believes that Pastoral Care is part and parcel of the Christian way of life. It is the work of God through our lives. Jean is a Registered General Nurse and a Registered Midwife, with many years Intensive Care Nursing experience. She has worked in a range of nursing environments including periods in Holland and Israel. In her spare time Jean enjoys reading and gardening and when possible going to Donegal where she enjoys a bit of gentle hill walking!

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Brian Givans, CAP Centre Manager.

Brian was born on a small family farm near Ballygawley in 1954. He attended Ballyreagh Presbyterian Church where he came to accept Jesus Christ as Saviour. He was educated at Royal School Dungannon and Queens University Belfast. His career in the IT industry spanned 32 years with the last 23 years in a sales role with McDonnell Douglas/Northgate. He is married to Deirdre and they have two daughters Sharon and Naomi.
He has been a member of Carnmoney since 1977 and has served in a number of leadership roles including Junior Youth Club, Church Committee and has been Clerk of Session since 2003. In 2009 Brian was appointed as Centre Manager for the new Christians Against Poverty (CAP) centre which is hosted by Carnmoney Church. This provides a Debt Counselling service in the areas of Newtownabbey, North Belfast and Antrim. His call to this ministry was from Isaiah 58:10 where God says that ‘if you spend yourself on behalf of the hungry - then He will shine His light into the darkness’.
Brian lives in Templepatrick where he is a member at Hilton Golf Club. He is a season ticket holder at Ulster Rugby and also enjoys touring caravan holidays.

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Gillian White, Office Administrator

Gillian has been a member of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church since 1996 and has worked in the church office for the past 10 years. During this time she has seen many changes in her role as Office Administrator as the church has sought to be meaningful and relevant to a diverse and changing society. Gillian became a Christian at 16 and views her role as much more than just a job. She sees it as a daily opportunity to use her skills to the glory of the God and she adopts an attitude to her role which reflects that recorded in Colossians 3 23-24 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving”.
Outside of her administrative role Gillian is also a member of the church’s pastoral care team and is involved in house visiting. Married to Geoff, she has two children Laura and Andrew and a white Westie dog called Elsa. In her spare time she enjoys walking, relaxing with friends, occasional retail therapy and dining out.

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Roy Marshall, Caretaker

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Leanne Lee, Church Cleaner

Leanne is a member of our Congregation and recently took up the challenge of keeping our Church clean.

Phone: 028 90838404

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