Two appointments to parishes in the diocese
Appointments have been made to two parishes in Down Diocese.
Revd Adrian McCartney to be incumbent of Belvoir Parish and Revd Emma Rutherford to be incumbent of Stormont.
Revd Adrian McCartney
Adrian has been leading Boring Wells, a fresh expression of church in Down and Dromore, for nearly fifteen years. Boring Wells is a relational network of people who are dedicated to keeping mission as the primary call on their lives, whether in work or play or corporately as the church. In recent years Adrian has been leading a community based in St Christopher’s, Mersey Street and before that, in Moneyreagh.
Adrian has also had a variety of roles in Summer Madness for most of its 30 years.
He is looking forward to his new adventure with and among the people of Belvoir Parish as their rector.
Revd Emma Rutherford
She is no stranger to Down and Dromore, nor to East Belfast having been employed for 4 years as the family and children’s worker in Knocknagoney Parish. Emma left to train for ordination in September 2009.
She came back to the diocese in 2011, this time as deacon intern in St Jude’s Ballynafeigh, before she moved on to serve her curacy in the Diocese of Connor.
Emma was appointed to Glencairn in 2013 with the addition of Whiterock in 2015. She senses a very strong call to Stormont and is looking forward to this new chapter of ministry.
The dates of both institutions will be announced in due course.