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 Dr.
Stephen Houston
His Ministry in Ireland.
1979-1981
The commendation from the
Methodist Church in Ireland, for the work done for them
by Revd. Stephen Houston, an ordained Evangelical
Methodist Church minister, having been received into
fellowship by the conference of the Methodist Church in
Ireland and put onto the then President of the Methodist
Church in Ireland's list of supply, to do the job of
being the Pastor of four Methodist Churches in the
Republic of Ireland. Revd. Houston's status within the
Methodist Church was that of a person who having
been already ordained, that ordination was then accepted
and recognised by the Methodist Church. He was
therefore, stationed as Pastor of these Churches in the
status of being a fully ordained minister, able to
administer the sacraments and all the duties of a
Methodist Minister within the courts of the Church. Revd.
Stephen Houston was given the option during his time
while stationed as the pastor of these four churches, if
he wanted to accept the Methodist Church offer to him,
of becoming a candidate for the Methodist Church's
ministry, beyond his already accepted and recognised
Evangelical Methodist Ordination.
He declined the offer and took on
the job of becoming the Pastor of the Evangelical
Methodist Church, Portadown. Northern Ireland.
1981-1986
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Commendation
from the
Methodist Church in Ireland
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The letter below was
sent to Revd. Stephen Houston, in thanks for
his ministry as pastor of Clonakilty,
Skibbereen, Ballydehob and Lissacha
Methodist Churches. Although the letter is
dated the 10th. June 1981, after having been
asked to stay on another two months, he
again helped the Methodist Church, in order
to fill the short fall created by the late
arrival of the new minister.
Revd. Houston finished
his ministry as pastor of these four
churches at the end of
July 1981.
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