Youth Director at First Lisburn Presbyterian Church

Matt Craig (left in back row) and his wife Jill (left in front row) pictured with young people from First Lisburn Presbyterian Church who took part in Street Reach Lisburn in April 2007. L to R: (back row) Matt Craig, Keith Lunn, Andrew Steele, Ian Robinson, Deborah Lowry, Sarah Hill and Ashley Parks. (front row) Jill Craig, Neil Graham, Harriet Davis, Catherine Millen, Rachel Robinson, Louise Reid, Alannah Vient and Johnny Davis.

At a service in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church on Sunday 19th October, Matt Craig was presented with a gift by Richard McNeight, Convener of Youth Sub Committee and Perry Reid, Clerk of Session, in recognition of 4 years as Youth Director. The enthusiastic fun loving youth worker from Pennsylvania took up employment at First Lisburn in September 2004. Matt is married to Jill, a talented musician and together they have added their innovative ideas to the many youth programmes at First Lisburn including Flash, Ignite and Blaze. They have been organisers of Street Reach Lisburn for the past two years.

Matt who has returned to University to study for a masters degree in education will be succeeded by Hilary Ferguson, who will be commissioned as Co-ordinator of Youth Ministry at a service in First Lisburn on Sunday 2nd November at 11.00am.

17/10/2008