The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) in collaboration with the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome and Ecumenical Partners in Rome cordially invites you to an ecumenical prayer service to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement on Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 10:00 at the Waldensian Church at Piazza Cavour (Via Marianna Dionigi 59, 00193 Roma).
A major development in the peace process in Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement brought peace to the region and self-government in Northern Ireland through power-sharing.
The heads of the Catholic, Methodist, Anglican, and Presbyterian Churches will co-preside at the ecumenical prayer service. Church leaders participating in the ecumenical prayer service in Rome are:
- H.E. Archbishop Eamon Martin
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland (Catholic Church) - The Rev. David Turtle
President of the Methodist Church in Ireland - The Most Rev. John McDowell
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland (Church of Ireland) - Rt Rev Dr Sam Mawhinney
Moderator Presbyterian Church in Ireland - The Rt Revd Andrew Forster
Bishop of Derry and Raphoe and President of the Irish Council of Churches
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) comprises the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland Primates of all Ireland, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, and the President of the Irish Council of Churches. All of these represent all–Ireland denominations with churches across the whole of the island of Ireland. The Group came into existence in the late 1960s when the Church Leaders recognized the value in working together in light of the urgency of political developments of the time. Since then, those holding these offices have met frequently, united in their identity as disciples of Jesus and their shared commitment to work together for the common good.
Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome 