• 25 March 2015

CIYD officially open their new offices in Belfast

A new meeting space and offices for the Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD) on the ground floor of Church of Ireland House, Donegall Street, Belfast were officially opened at a lunchtime reception on 25 March.

The President of CIYD and Chair of its Central Board, The Most Revd Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare, cut the ribbon after Revd Paul Whittaker (Chair of the Executive Committee) warmly welcomed guests.

The new facility offers an informal, relaxed and modern meeting space for youth–related workers as well as offices for CIYD staff based in Belfast and a hub for useful printed and multi–media resources.

At today’s opening, Bishop Pat Storey said that the space – situated on the ground floor of Church House fronting on to Donegall Street prominently and accessed easily from the main entrance lobby of the building – is ‘a resource for the whole island’.

As well as thanking the staff of CIYD for all that they give to the youth work of the Church, she stressed that the purpose of CIYD was ‘all about the challenge and opportunity of ministry to young people and encouraging them to meet with Jesus Christ’. 

Pictured below: L–R: Andrew Frame (CIYD Youth Ministry Development Officer, N.), Amy McCrea (CIYD Youth Ministry Development Officer, S.), Bishop Pat Storey, Barbara Swann (CIYD Office Manager), Revd Paul Whittaker.

CIYD opening
CIYD opening
Photo: Dr Paul Harron