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Mark's Church Portadown, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland. |
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Our Mission Statement In St Mark's our purpose is to encourage our people to connect with others through the message of Jesus Christ, to help others to commit themselves to Him as Saviour; and to continue to serve Him by using the gifts that God has given us. |
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You are very welcome to our church website. We are a Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish found in the town centre of Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.
We hope that you enjoying finding out a little more about us and you would be most welcome to join us at any of our church services, or through any of our organisations.
About St Mark's
St Mark's Church of
Ireland occupies a commanding site in the centre of Portadown. It is the
worship centre for the largest parish in the Diocese of Armagh and is
part of the Anglican Communion or Episcopalian tradition, with the Most
Rev. Robert H.A. Eames as its Archbishop. The Parish comprises 1100 families
with 2650 people as members.
Worship in St Marks is orderly, living, liturgical worship in the evangelical tradition. We offer a full complement of services offered by the Book of Common Prayer, including a monthly Morning Family and Evening Informal Service. We also hold fortnightly Healing Services at Friday lunchtimes. We have an active Sunday School which meets on Sunday mornings, as well as an extensive range of midweek organisations and that seek to cater for all ages and interests. Further details are found on this website.
Present
Staff
- Rector - Rev. Jim Campbell
- Curate - Rev. Gary Galway
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Part-time Church Secretary - Yvonne Banks
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Mr Stuart Nelson (Organist / Choir Master)
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Sexton - Robert McIldoon
The Parish
St Mark's has a Parish Choir, the St Mark's Singers and a Praise Group to accompany its services. At its services both the Book of Common Prayer and the Alternative Prayer Book are used, with hymns from the Church Hymnal, Irish Church Praise and Mission Praise. The Informal Service of the Word has music, prayers and Bible readings, led by members of the congregation, and takes place once a month. The churchmanship reflects orderly, living liturgical worship in the Church of Ireland evangelical tradition.
An important lay ministry is operated with different teams drawn from members of the congregation. Some distribute occasional parish leaflets or letters 3 times a year, while others distribute the monthly magazine. Over 80 homes are visited each week by the Tape Ministry Team, who bring tapes of the previous Sunday's service to the homes of elderly and housebound parishioners. St Mark's also has a long tradition of youth work in the area and runs several groups for its young people, and those from other denominations. Currently, around 370 young people attend these groups each week to hear the Christian message and meet other young Christians. There are also a number of popular and thriving uniformed youth organisations, as well as a flourishing Senior Citizens Club. All these elements combine to make St Mark's a lively and busy place to be.
