+ Ministers of Moneydig congregationStuart, Henry Cooke (1857). Ministers of Moneydig congregation. Bann Valley Genealogy. InstallationMinister 2008 Rev JR Ian Harbinson BA BD 2005 Vacant 1994 Rev John George Johnston BSc MA.R 1986 Rev Warren Porter BA BD 1976 Rev Aylmer Armstrong DipA 1964 Rev Ernest James Ferguson 1956 Mr James Warden 1936 Rev Henry Cooke Stuart GAMC 1931 Rev Gordan Thompson Clements DD 1923 Rev William John Latimer 1919 Rev William H Stewart BA 1863 Mr William McCay 1857 Rev Henry H Finlay 1837 Rev Patrick Roger Killough
Moneydig Presbyterian Church is a church building of the Coleraine and Limavady presbyteryLaurence Kirkpatrick Presbyterians in Ireland: An Illustrated History. (Holywood, Co. Down: Booklink, 2006) of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It is located outside Garvagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
History There had been Presbyterian worship occurring in Moneydig in the early 1800s with the congregation worshipping in the local school hall. At the behest of George Orr, one of the Elders, it was decided to build a church. Moneydig Presbyterian Church was established in 1836 as part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland's Synod of Ulster. The current church building was complete the same year.Allen, Kenneth (2008) Moneydig Presbyterian Church. Geograph. The church building was constructed as a gabled four bay hall. The congregation was created from parts of the adjoining parishes of Aghadowey, Garvagh and Kilrea. During the 1800s, the church was used as a meeting place for members of the Temperance movement in Ireland. To celebrate the centenary of the church in 1936, a new cinema-style screen was installed. The current minister is the Rev James Richard Ian Harbinson who was installed on 27 June 2008. The church engages in minister-exchange programmes with churches in Canada.
The church was surveyed to be graded for listed building status by the Department for Communities in 2012, however the Department declined to list the building after the initial survey on the grounds that a large majority of the church's original fabric had been removed and replaced with modern substitutes. The church is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
See also Presbyterian Church in Ireland Garvagh
References
External links Moneydig Presbyterian Church Genealogical Information - moneydigpci.org.uk Presbyterian Church in Ireland