Dr Murray carried out civic, community and church engagements, preached at the services of four congregations and met with the ministers who serve in the Presbytery’s 19 congregations.
Education was also an important focus and Dr Murray took the assembly in Woodburn Primary School in Carrickfergus and met with sixth formers in Larne High School, where he participated in a Q&A session. He also visited Larne’s Roddensvale School.
Furthermore, Dr Murray received a briefing from Ledcom in Larne and met some of the companies in the Willowbank Business Park. He was also received by Alderman Beth Adger, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, and meet with a number of the area's MLAs.
Dr Murray said: “It was a great opportunity to see the work that congregations are doing on the ground in their local communities, and get a feel for this part of east Antrim.”
13. Moderator Visits
The Moderator, Dr Richard Murray, at Woodlands Presbyterian Church in Carrickfergus, having met a group of people from Iran, Costa Rica and Ukraine, and heard their stories of how they arrived in Northern Ireland. Dr Murray also met those involved in the church’s Grapevine and Olive Tree ministries, which support and welcome those from overseas. Photo: Submitted
14. Moderator Visits
Paying a courtesy call on the Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Borough Council (left to right) Rev Dr Colin McClure, minister of First Larne Presbyterian Church and Clerk of the Presbytery of Carrickfergus, with Rev Mark Russell, minister of Ballycarry Presbyterian and this year’s Presbytery Moderator, Alderman Beth Adger MBE, the Moderator, Dr Richard Murray, and PCI’s public affairs officer, Dr Rebecca Stevenson. Photo: Submitted
15. Moderator Visits
Dr Murray, who reviewed the Girls' Brigade district parade in Larne, is pictured on the stand with Alderman Maureen Morrow ,a former Girl Guide Captain and currently Deputy Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Borough Council. Photo: Submitted
16. Moderator Visits
The Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Brigade play a big part in the life of many Presbyterian congregations. Dr Murray, a former member of the BB, spoke at the BB’s East Antrim Battalion’s Annual Service at First Larne Presbyterian. He is pictured with the junior sections of the BB. Photo: Submitted