Current Minister
Rev. Edward McKenzie B.A., B.D., Dip.Min., M.Th., CF
Installed August 2018
Edward is husband to Lesley and father to Alfie, Esmé and Jack. He enjoys reading both history and fiction, films and keeping up with current affairs. He has a particular love for science fiction and fantasy and has a deep interest in the area of Christian Mythology.Edward is originally from East Belfast but grew up in Ballygowan. He attended Harding Memorial Primary School and Grosvenor Grammar School before studying a BA in Philosophy at Queens University. After working full time in a local corner shop Edward started his training for the Ministry in Union Theological College in 2008 where he completed a Divinity Degree alongside a Post Graduate Diploma in Ministry. He later completed a Masters of Theology in Ministry Studies at Aberdeen University.
Before coming to Cregagh Edward served as Minister to the congregations of Warrenpoint and Rostevor, Assistant Minister in Killinchy and Summer Assistant in Hillhall. Edward came to faith as a child, while attending Sunday School in Ballygowan Free Presbyterian Church but didn’t think much about it until his teenager years where ‘out of the blue’ he felt a calling to ministry. After attending different churches, he settled in Castlereagh Presbyterian Church which became his spiritual home. His favourite Bible passage is Psalm 139 v23&24
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Past Ministers
Rev.Dr.David Stewart B.A.
1900 – 1943
Rev.W.Arthur J. Barbour B.A.
1944 – 1975
Rev.Dr.Albert A.Sleith M.A., B.Ed., D.Min.
1976 – 2001
Rev.J.Hastings McIntyre B.Sc., B.D., B.A., Dip Ed.
2001 – 2011
