Senior Pastor. Rev. Mark Mander is the senior pastor of our church. He lives in Portrush with his wife Deanna. The son of Rev & Mrs Barry Mander, Portadown, Mark has studied at God's Bible School, Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his masters in Ohio, before marrying Deanna who was teaching music on the faculty of God's Bible School. At the invitation of our church and following the call of God, they came back to Ireland in July 2007 and Mark began a two year spell as associate pastor. Towards the end of this period the church was keen that the Manders would stay on and, having sought God for guidance they agreed. In May 2009, Rev. Mander was ordained to the ministry and was installed as our minister. They are both busily engaged in the work, outreach and ministry of the church. . Click HERE to see the current pastor's message. . Pastor Emeritus. Rev. Eric Stewart, M.A. came to be our pastor in 1995 and continued in the leadership role for thirteen and a half years until April 2009. He continues to serve the church as Pastor Emeritus and his experience and wisdom are vital in the running of the church. He lives in Portrush, Co. Antrim with his wife, Yvonne, and has a son, Wesley, and two daughters, Carol & Emma. Eric was brought up near Omagh, Co.Tyrone and went to Faith Mission Bible College, Edinburgh in 1967. Following three years of mission work he was called to the Free Methodist Church in Bangor where he was ordained. He then pastored the Bangor Independent Methodist Church for 7 years before coming to Portrush in 1980 as principal of the Bethel Bible College. In 1990 Eric went back into free-lance evangelism until he was called to the Coleraine church in 1995. The Stewart family produced a CD entitled "Camping in Canaan" in 2003. One of the photos taken for this project is shown. From left to right there is Andrew (Carol's husband), Rebekah & Lorna (Wesley's wife), Wesley, Emma, Yvonne, Carol & Eric. Proceeds from the sale of this CD go directly to the work among the street children in Mexico. Rev. Stewart has also written a book entitled "Streams of Life - revival in the age of the Wesleys". This is a wonderful, easy to read account of God's workings through John & Charles Wesley and their contemporaries in the 18th Century. You can purchase this paperback for �4 incl. P&P. Send a cheque made payable to Eric Stewart with your name and address to 30 Hopefield Ave, Portrush, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland, BT56 8HB.