Thomas was ordained and installed as minister of First Armagh and Tassagh Presbyterian Churches on 31st January 2025. Thomas is originally from Saintfield, County Down and grew up in First Presbyterian Church Saintfield before training for ordination. He believes in an inclusive gospel of peace, justice and integrity for all people and is passionate for others to encounter the love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ.
‘We love because he first loved us’ (1 John 4:19)
Ian was originally from Fivemiletown and has been a member of First Armagh since the 1970s. He is married to Renate and they have five grown up children. He has been Clerk of Session from 2019.
Elise has been organist since September 2007 and is married to one of our elders, Dessie Moorcroft. She works as a private piano, flute and organ tutor and is also heavily involved with the annual Charles Wood Festival of Music and Summer School. Aside from music, her other main interest revolves around motorcycles and attending as many road races as possible.