Team
Roz Stirling
Director of Youth and Children's Ministry
Roz is employed to head up the work of the Youth & Children's Board, overseeing all aspects of the new Board’s ministry and represent P.C.I. in the wider community. Her passions are music and her family.
Barbara McDade
Director of Programmes
Barbara is Director of Programmes for YAC. She is kept busy with many different areas of our work and spends a lot of time supporting and directing various working groups of the Board. She is usually dreaming of her next holiday or planning her next trip to Ravenhill.
Carol Johnston
Young Adults Development Officer
Carol helps local congregations develop ministry amongst young adults in our denomination. She is also responsible for our new volunteer and intern programme.
Carol has worked for 10 years as a secondary school teacher, spending a lot of time working with post GCSE students in the Careers Dept. She is married to Stephen and has a little boy called Connor; they live in the countryside where they grow vegetables and keep 5 hens. Carol loves music, enjoys playing the guitar; she also likes hill-walking, playing hockey and sometimes attempts 10K runs!!
Ruth Bromley
Children's Development Officer
Having worked for 10 years as a Youth & Children’s Worker, Ruth works with local churches, providing suppport and advice on Children’s ministry and training leaders.
Rev. John Flaherty
Ministry Opportunities Committee
John Flaherty is minster of Tobermore Presbyterian church and has been very involved with Summer Outreach teams for many years. He is married to Karen and they have two sons.
Rev David Brownlow
Resources Committee
David is our convenor of the Resource Committee. He is minister in Newmills and Carland. He is married to Gillian.
Christoph Ebbinghaus
Training Committee
Christoph is the convener of the Training Committee, he is also the minister of Kirkpatrick Presbyterian Church. He is married to Claire and they have 3 children.
Lois Gibson
Senior Administrative Officer
Lois is the one who keeps everything going in the office and manages to do so with a permanent smile (when anyone is looking at least!).
She seems to know everything about everything, but is especially the one to ask about Steering Committee and often knows more about what Roz is up to than Roz herself!
Office staff
Donna Thompson, Kathy Brown, Claire Child, Pamela Patton, Janet Maxwell and Liz Harrison
Claire or Janet are the best ones to speak to in the office about Events, Overseas Mission or Centres and Camps.
Donna/Kathy will help you with Building Blocks, Fun Day, Kids Praise Party or Children's Ministry Course.
Pamela is the best one to speak to regarding Summer Outreach Team, Youth Ministry Course, Training Resources, Website and PYP.
Liz is the person to help with all the financial information relating to the Board.
Graeme Thompson
Youth Development Officer (N. Ireland)
Graeme works alongside churches in Northern Ireland providing consultation and advice, strategy development and guidance on employing youth workers. His other duties include training leaders and supporting youth workers. Graeme is married to Caroline and supports the mighty Dundee United FC.
Rev Andrew Thompson
Ministry Events Committee
Andrew is the minister of Elmwood Presbyterian Church and is chair of the Kids' Praise Party working group. He is married to Donna and they have 2 boys.
Rev. Jonathan Moxen
Board Convener
Jonathan is the minister of Greystone Road Presbyterian Church. He has been involved with the Events Committee as the Chairperson of the successful Mad weekend.
