Seagoe Parish Church

Seagoe Parish Church or St Gobhan's Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Portadown, Northern Ireland. It is on one of the oldest recorded sites of Christianity in Ireland. Christian links to the area date back to the early 500 AD's. It was founded by St. Gobhan. The current rector is Terence Cadden, having been installed in 2006. The current rector's predecessor is David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Another previous rector was Jack Shearer, who later became the Dean of Belfast. Parish CentreIn 2010 the Church officially opened its state of the art parish centre. The build cost £1. 5 million and was opened by the previous rector David Chillingworth. It contains a seriues of multi-functional rooms and classrooms, a main hall and a rotunda with a meeting area, coffee bar and circular prayer /quiet room. OrganisationsThe current organisations that form part of the church ministry are the following: Seagoe Youth GroupSunday SchoolYouth FellowshipChurch Lads’ BrigadeChurch Girls' BrigadeJunior Youth ClubSenior Youth ClubSt. Patrick’s Youth ClubAfter School activity ClubMothers’ UnionPrayer MeetingAlpha CourseForward Focus Development GroupHealing Prayer GroupChoirMusic group

Seagoe Parish Church or St Gobhan's Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Portadown, Northern Ireland. It is on one of the oldest recorded sites of Christianity in Ireland. Christian links to the area date back to the early 500 AD's. It was founded by St. Gobhan. The current rector is Terence Cadden, having been installed in 2006. The current rector's predecessor is David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Another previous rector was Jack Shearer, who later became the Dean of Belfast. Parish CentreIn 2010 the Church officially opened its state of the art parish centre. The build cost £1. 5 million and was opened by the previous rector David Chillingworth. It contains a seriues of multi-functional rooms and classrooms, a main hall and a rotunda with a meeting area, coffee bar and circular prayer /quiet room. OrganisationsThe current organisations that form part of the church ministry are the following: Seagoe Youth GroupSunday SchoolYouth FellowshipChurch Lads’ BrigadeChurch Girls' BrigadeJunior Youth ClubSenior Youth ClubSt. Patrick’s Youth ClubAfter School activity ClubMothers’ UnionPrayer MeetingAlpha CourseForward Focus Development GroupHealing Prayer GroupChoirMusic group