PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS - BALLYLENNON
Some Presbyterians in the Ballylennon area had separated from the main Presbyterian Church and their minister was John Lecky who was ordained at Ballylennon on 29 September 1829. John Lecky is depicted below.
A Church was built at Ballylennon later. A rival Church was built across the road from it by adherents of mainstream Presbyterianism. This Church got its own minister when George Hanson was ordained on 10 Feb 1835. Later the two congregations came together as one congregation. Alexander G Lecky - depicted below - was the first minister of the united congregation. He wrote The Laggan and its Presbyterianism.
1878-1923 Alexander G Lecky
1923-1965 James H Bewglass
1966-1970 Robert W J MacDermott
1971-1972 Rodney Donaldson
1975- William Hanna
Bill Stothers
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS - ST JOHNSTON
In 1680, on February 17, there was a day of fasting held in St Johnston. Bishop Mant wrote, "A solemn day of fasting and humiliation was soon afterwards kept at St Johnstown in the County of Donegall, and barony of Raphoe, where were assembled sixteen Presbyterian ministers, and six or seven thousand persons from that barony and neighbouring counties of Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh". Some things they wanted to highlight by their fast were the problems of "horrid swearing, Sabbath-breaking, uncleanness, drunkeness".
William Gray's ministry led to the formation of St Johnston Presbyterian Church congregation but as he ministered without authority he is not listed as a minister of St Johnston.
1734-1783 Thomas Bond
1783-1834 Reverend William Cunningham
1834-1875 William McConaghey - depicted below
1876-1916 Francis Chambers B.A.- depicted below
1916-1924 David Watson
1924-1927 William J McClure
1928-1932 Samuel McIllveen
1933-1950 Francis A O Hara
1951-1957 Robert S Ferguson
1958-1961 William Caughey - ordination depicted below
The Ordination of Reverend William Caughey B.A., 27 March 1958
Front Row is Reverend EG McAuley, Reverend William Caughey, Reverend J H Bewglass - Ballindrait and Ballylennon, Reverend John Sproule
Back Row is Reverend W F Shepherd, Reverend David Porter, Reverend S J Parker, Reverend W A Moran, Reverend John McClean
1962-1965 James C Grier - stated supply
1966-1970 Robert W J MacDermott
1971-1972 Rodney Donaldson
1975 William Hanna