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Pastor Victor Stewart
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Bethel Family Fellowship
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The regrettable closure of Bethel Family Fellowship in
Wardsborough Road, Lisburn, in August 2006 brings to an end over
40 years of faithful Christian witness in this city centre place
of worship. The fellowship's first meetinghouse was above
McCormick's Shop in Bow Street (opposite Greens). In about 1965,
when the congregation were planning to move from this location,
they were most anxious that the next meetinghouse would have a
long lease. This being the case, Mr Tommy Haire, who owned the
Wardsborough Road property, had it written into the deeds of the
new meetinghouse that they could have use of the building, 'Till
Jesus Returns'. Mr Haire, who loved to preach the Gospel, was
known to many as 'The Preaching Plumber'.
The closure of the Wardsborough Road fellowship last year brings
the number of churches and places of worship in the Lisburn City
Council area to 133.
14/08/2007
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