Tuesday 25 August 2009

CITYSIDE CHURCH'S FUTURE IN DOUBT DUE TO THE DECLINING NUMBERS

The future of one of the last remaining protestant churches in Londonderry's Cityside is being reviewed due to declining numbers.
The congregation will meet in September to discuss the future of Strand Road Presbyterian Church.
The number of Protestant families in the area shrank in line with an overall decrease following the Troubles.
Reverend Robert Buick said the Presbytery will examine all available options over the church's future.
"Depending on the consultation with the congregation, the minister, and other church bodies, the presbytery will then recommend various options to the congregation," he said.
Any decision the congregation takes will go to the Derry & Donegal Presbytery and then to the General Assembly which sits in Belfast.