Leadership
Below are members of our Leadership team and Kirk Session
Rev. Stuart McCrea
Rev John Stuart McCrea was installed in First Holywood on Wednesday 25th November 2020, having previously been the minister in Donemana Presbyterian Church.

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07528 366668
Pastoral Assistant
Kathleen Spence
Kathleen is our part time Pastoral Assistant.
Phone
07786 943914
Clerk of Session
Craig Russell
Craig has worked as a solicitor in Belfast since 1997, latterly with Hewitt and Gilpin solicitors. He became an elder in 2007 and Clerk of Session in May 2019.
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Email - Craig Russell
Committe Secretary
Christina Baillie
Treasurer
Graeme Thompson
Graeme is the church treasurer. He is an accountant, married to Julie with children Rebecca and Jake.
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Christina Baillie has taken over as Committee Secretary. She is married to Mark Baillie.
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Music Assistant
Christine McClenahan
Rev. Noble McNeely
Noble was minister of 1st Holywood from September 1997 - September 2019 having previously served as minister of 1st Ballymoney. He is married to Florence with 3 grown up children Colin, Emma and Richard.
Noble was Moderator for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland for 2017-2018.

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Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;
not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.​
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1st Peter 5: 2 - 3
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