President congratulates new PCI Moderator

Rev Trevor Gribben - Moderator-Designate

The Rev Dr John Alderdice, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland on hearing the designation of the 2025-26 Presbyterian Moderator has said:

 “I am delighted to hear of Rev Trevor Gribben’s election as Moderator Designate of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland for 2025-26. It has been a privilege to share with Trevor this year through the Church Leaders group in his capacity as Clerk of the General Assembly. Trevor will be in our prayers as he prepares for his year in office.”

Known as the Moderator-Designate, he will be formally elected and installed as Moderator by the General Assembly, when it meets in Belfast this June. The Tandragee-born 63-year-old is the 13th minister to hold the office of Clerk of the General Assembly since the establishment of the Church in 1840, and will be the 7th Clerk to serve as the Church in its highest office, the last being Dr Sam Hutchinson who was elected in 1997.