Stranmillis RE Specialists visit the Ecclesiastical Capital of Ireland

The 2nd Year RE Area of Specialism students and their tutors, Jill Magennis and Anita Gracie, hopped into a minibus on Wednesday morning, headed west along the M1 and hopped out again in Armagh City for a day visiting churches of the 4 main Christian denominations. Due to the long history of Christian worship and practice in Armagh, there are two cathedrals (both called St. Patrick’s) and several churches in easy walking distance of each other. The students visited St. Mark’s Church of Ireland, First Armagh Presbyterian, Armagh Methodist Church and St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.

One of the students reflecting on their day out commented: “It was an engaging and insightful practical experience where we learned so much about the history, traditions and practices of each denomination through guided tours and conversations with church leaders (with a quick coffee stop along the way, of course!). A very interesting and beneficial hands-on addition to our course”.