The Clergy
Rector: Rev Canon Derek Creighton
Frederick
(Derek) David Creighton was born and educated at Coleraine. He worked in the
insurance industry, in claims investigation, for ten years. In 1979 he went
to Lesotho, Southern Africa as a missionary with The United Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel (USPG). He was accompanied by his wife Margaret, and
their young children Andrew and Sara. He was Diocesan Youth Worker until his
return home in 1984, and while in Lesotho, he was also secretary to a number
of Diocesan Committees.
On return to Ireland he was accepted for ordination
training, and was ordained in St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast in 1988. He served
as curate-assistant in Christ Church, Lisburn until his appointment as rector
of Drumclamph, Clare and Langfield group of parishes, Co. Tyrone in 1991. During
his time there he was responsible for the building of a gallery in Drumclamph
Church in 1993, and the building of a new church at Clare in 1997. He also wrote
two parish histories, on Drumclamph and Clare parish, and Langfield parish.
He was appointed as rector of Glendermott in August
2000. He is presently secretary to the Diocesan Board of Mission and Unity and
Diocesan representative on The Church of Ireland Council for Mission. He is also a Director of The Churches' Trust in Londonderry. He was appointed a Canon of Derry Cathedral in March 2008. Margaret
is Parish Office Manager. Andrew lives and works in Malmo, Sweden, where he
has his own business providing English training. He married Johanna, who is
from Helsingborg, Sweden, in July 2004. Sara married Matthew, from Cornwall,
in July 2003, and now has a little boy, Ben, who was born on 10 December 2004 and a daughter Emma, who was born on 30 April 2007. Sara lives in Thatchem, Berkshire.
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Rectors
| 1860-1889 |
Rev Canon David Babington |
| 1889-1893 |
Rev Canon Richard Babington |
| 1893-1914 |
Ven William Colquhoun |
| 1914-1921 |
Rev Thomas Alexander Hickson Moriarty |
| 1921-1930 |
Rev Canon Charles Cullimore |
| 1930-1969 |
Rev Canon David Kelly |
| 1969-1976 |
Rev Canon Samuel Wilfred Johnston |
| 1976-2000 |
Rev Canon Richard Noel Moore |
| 2000- |
Rev Canon Frederick David Creighton |
Curates
| 1960-1963 |
Rev Walter Patterson
Quill |
| 1964-1966 |
Rev John Alexander Deery |
| 1966-1968 |
Rev John Bavaria Boden |
| 1968-1970 |
Rev Cecil McSparron |
| 1972-1975 |
Rev Donald Stewart McLean |
| 1977-1981 |
Rev David William Talbot
Crooks |
| 1983-1985 |
Captain Kenneth Higgins |
| 1984-1986 |
Rev William Barry Paine |
| 1988-1991 |
Rev David Griscome |
| 1989-1997 |
Rev Hubert James Kenneth
McLaughlin |
| 1996-1999 |
Rev Geoffrey Samuel Alan
Wilson |
| 2001-2004 |
Rev Ivan Dinsmore |
| 2006-2009 |
Rev David McBeth |