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St. Paul’s Parish Church

St. Paul’s Parish, Lisburn, consecrated in 1964. Notice Board at St. Paul’s Parish, Lisburn.
St. Paul’s Parish, Lisburn,
consecrated in 1964.		 Notice Board at St. Paul’s Parish, Lisburn.
Rev. James I. Carson Rector Mr Stephen McWhirter Pastoral Assistant
Rev. James I. Carson Rector Mr Stephen McWhirter
Pastoral Assistant
Mark Jamison Diocesan Layreader Jim Neill Diocesan Layreader
Mark Jamison
Diocesan Layreader		 Jim Neill
Diocesan Layreader
Ann Whan (Rector’s Churchwarden) and George Irwin MBE (People’s Churchwarden).

St. Paul’s Parish,

Rev. James I. Carson Rector

Telephone: 9266 3520

Sunday services:

Morning Worship: 11.30am

Evening service: 6.30pm

Family morning worship: 10.00am (2nd & 4th Sunday)

Holy Communion: 8.30am (2nd & 4th Sunday)

Web site: www.stpaulslisburn.org

HISTORY

St. Paul’s is a daughter church of Christ Church, Lisburn. The Parish was intended to serve the Tonagh estate, Moira Road, Ballinderry Road and the new housing estates planned for the area. The present site was purchased by Christ Church in October 1959. The Rev. Ken Cochrane became curate in charge of the new district of St. Paul’s in May 1962. Two army huts were acquired with the help of the Army and erected in an L shape joined together by a kitchen area. The huts were renovated by voluntary labour saving the church many thousands of pounds. One hall became the church and the other the church hall and were opened and dedicated on Saturday 8th September 1962.

The foundation stone of the present church was laid on Saturday 10th November 1962 by Mr. Robert Boomer in the presence of the Lord Bishop (Rt. Rev. R. C. H. Elliott, D.D.) and the church was consecrated on 25th January 1964. The building cost £40,000.

Having lived in temporary accommodation in Belvoir Crescent, the Rev. Ken Cochrane moved in 1964 to ‘Hawtree’, which was later to become the Rectory of St. Paul’s Parish. He was instituted as Rector in January 1965 and St. Paul’s became a separate parish in 1966. The present Parochial Hall was opened in May 1974. The Rev. Ken Cochrane was appointed Canon of St. Anne’s Cathedral in 1986 and received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1988 and was appointed Canon of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, in 1990. The Rev. Canon Dr. Ken Cochrane retired in December 1998 and became assistant to Canon McCombe at Christ Church in 1999.

The present Rector, the Rev James Carson, was instituted in June 1999. Mr Carson is assisted by Mr Stephen McWhirter, who was appointed Pastoral Assistant in November 2007 in succession to Associate Minister, Captain Gary Roberts who left St Paul’s in September 2007 to become Evangelist and Pastoral Assistant at the Ballymacarrett Group of Churches, Belfast. The Rev James Carson and Mr Stephen McWhirter are assisted by Diocesan Lay Readers Mr Jim Neill and Mr Mark Jamison.

Souvenir booklet of the consecration of St. Paul's church by The Right Reverend R. C. H. Elliott, D.D. Lord Bishop of Connor 25th January, 1964 (THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL)

Brief history as recorded in a book ‘Lisburn’s Rich Church Heritage’ by John Kelly

St Paul’s, the daughter church of Christ Church Parish was erected to serve the Tonagh estate, Moira Road, Ballinderry Road and the new housing estates planned for the area. The present site was purchased by Christ Church in October 1959. The Rev Ken Cochrane became curate-in-charge of the new district of St Paul’s in May 1962. Two army huts were erected and were joined together by a kitchen area. Having being renovated by voluntary labour, they became a temporary church and church hall and services commenced in September 1962. The foundation stone of the present church was laid in November 1962 and the church was consecrated on 25th January 1964. The building cost £40,000. Having lived in temporary accommodation in Belvoir Crescent, the Rev Ken Cochrane moved in 1964 to Hawtree, which was later to become the rectory of St Paul’s Parish. He was instituted as Rector in January 1965 and St Paul’s became a separate parish in 1966. The present parochial hall was opened in May 1974. The Rev Ken Cochrane was appointed Canon of St Anne’s Cathedral in 1986 and was appointed Canon of St Patrick’s, Dublin, in 1990. Canon Cochrane retired in December 1998 and the present rector, the Rev James Carson, was instituted in June 1999. Mr Stephen McWhirter was appointed Pastoral Assistant in November 2007 in succession to Captain Gary Roberts.