Strean Presbyterian Church, Mary Street, Newtownards
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Strean Presbyterian Church, Mary Street, Newtownards
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 2 Aug 2013
This congregation was formed following a quarrel over the appointment of a new minister for the town's 1st Presbyterian Church. The unsuccessful faction left to form a church of their own, a not uncommon occurrence in Ulster Presbyterianism. The new church, opened in 1866, was bank rolled by Thomas Strean, a wealthy businessman of the town.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.594009
Longitude
-5.697051