Ken Newell
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Kenneth Norman Ernest Newell, OBE, is a retired Irish Presbyterian minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (June 2004 – 2005), and was the minister of Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, until his retirement on 21 September 2008.
1942 (age 83–84)
Ken Newell | |
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Newell in Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast in 2013 | |
| Born | Kenneth Norman Ernest Newell 1942 (age 83–84) |
| Occupations | Presbyterian minister Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland |
Biography
Newell was born in Belfast in 1942, just after the Blitz. In 1976, at the height of the Troubles, he returned to Belfast from a teaching post on the island of Timor in Indonesia.[1]
He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (June 2004 – 2005), and was the minister of Fitzroy Presbyterian Church[when?] until his retirement on 21 September 2008.[2]
His time as a minister was marked by a commitment[citation needed] to peacemaking, and he was responsible for building relationships[vague] in communities in Belfast.[1]
Books
- Captured by a Vision (2016) Colourpoint Books, ISBN 978-1780731032[3]
