Happy 200th Birthday to St Andrew's URC Douglas
A wonderful service took place recently (14-16th March 2025) to celebrate 200 years of worship at St Andrew's URC Douglas. The Mersey Synod Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton, and Revd Catherine McFie visited the Isle of Man to join with St. Andrews Church in Douglas to celebrate their 200th Anniversary. The congregation was also joined by Victoria James, Chief Operating Officer of the URC, and Revd Dawn Mather, the most recent minister of the church. The service was led by Theunis Bassage and Richard Karran.
Church Secretary, Chris Quine, said:
“It was a great pleasure to welcome Victoria James from URC Church House in London, Revd Geoff Felton, the Moderator of Mersey Synod, and Her Worship Mrs Natalie Byron-Teare, Mayor of Douglas, along with our Interim Moderator Revd Catherine McFie, and others who have been, or are currently, members of our preaching team, and our regular guest preachers.
“So many people helped make our service, and the lunch that followed, such a wonderful occasion. Thanks to Richard Karran and Theunis Bassage, to all who attended, to all who provided the eats for the Faith Lunch, to all who prepared the Church and cleaned up afterwards, to Sandie and all who provided the display of the 200 years of St Andrew's, a special thank you to Linda Jackson for the wonderful floral display and to Madeline for playing during the service and the solo recital.
“A final thank you to Jon Tummon for standing on a chair for the entire service and providing this video free so we all can re-watch the service at our leisure.”
Mersey Synod Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton, said:
“The weekend included lots of conversations and meetings about the new ecumenical post that has been created by the URC for the island. We met Kristina Reeves of Scripture Union Ministries Trust who work in schools on the island, and they spent time at Manx Radio being interviewed about the new post and the celebrations at the church. The weekend culminated in a service of worship and thanksgiving celebrating what God has done through the congregation over the years and looking forward to what is ahead.”
Listen to Mersey Synod Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton and Revd Catherine McFie being interviewed by Judith Ley At Your Service - Manx Radio
A video of the service is available here
https://www.youtube.com/@StAndrewsURCDouglas
There will be a series of further events during 2025 to celebrate the 200th anniversary, including a concert with a local choir on 4th July and a dinner later in the year.
More information and updates are at: Facebook
The photos show the current Elders with special guests.