The Rev. Stafford Carson, moderator designate for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, will assume leadership amidst difficult times.
Carson, minister of First Portadown Presbyterian Church in the north of Ireland, will assume leadership on June 1 during the opening session of the church’s General Assembly.
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland serves both the North and the South, with a membership of about 300,000 in more than 560 congregations belonging to 21 presbyteries.
“The one major issue that is likely to dominate our General Assembly this year is that of the Presbyterian Mutual Society,” Carson said.
The Presbyterian Mutual Society was …