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The new President of the Methodist Church in Ireland is Rev. Aian Ferguson, who was installed in Carlisle Road on Friday evening, and has taken as his theme: “One Lord-One Task”. He succeeds Rev. Roy Cooper, who returns to the Newtownards Circuit in Co Down. Rev. Ferguson and his wife Joan are both from Lisburn Road, and they have four children: Gillian, Peter, Stephen and Nicola. Right Rev. Ken Good and Rev. Peter Thompson from the Church of Ireland; Very Rev. Dr John Finlay and Mrs Ruby Miller from the Presbyterian Church; and Mrs Mary Crawford from the Religious Society of Friends, were the official observers. Reverend David Cooper, minister for Unst, Fetlar and Yell, and Reverend Irene Charlton, minister for Whalsay, will appear on the tenth series of BBC2 programme ‘An Island Parish’ as it follows the lives of island residents over a period of several months. Reverend David Cooper at the Gutcher ferry terminal in Yell. Photo: Church of Scotland TWO SHETLAND-based Church of Scotland ministers are to have their life and work showcased in a forthcoming BBC TV show. Stoke Sentinel. Disgraced: Revered David Cooper at the organ. A married reverend has been given the boot by the ­Methodist Church for having an affair with one of his flock. Minister David Cooper bedded a vulnerable single mum after making late-night visits to her home to offer her “support”. A church disciplinary panel also found the 64-year-old clergyman indulged in inappropriate ­behaviour with two other members of his congregation. Very Rev John Chalmers, whose term as Moderator has just ended, was the one who suggested Rev Irene Charlton move to Whalsay with her husband. That was more than 17 years ago. We came for five years and never went back south, she says. Everyone looks out for everyone. Of course there are problems – it's not idyllic–but there is a sense of community.. Originally from County Durham, Rev David Cooper first came to mainland Shetland 30 years ago as a Methodist minister. Two of his children were born there before the family moved to Oxfordshire and then to Edinburgh for 16 years. After that assignment ended, Scotland had no appropriate Methodist vacancie Whalsay has the largest population with approximately 1,000 residents, followed by Unst, home to about 600 people and Fetlar with 60. Rev. David Cooper has been the minister for the united parish of Unst and Fetlar for the last seven years. He's also minister for the parish Yell, population 900. He lives on Yell and travels to the other islands to hold services and work with his congregations. It's a life determined by ferry timetables, he says. Everyone looks out for everyone. Of course there are problems – it's not idyllic–but there is a sense of community.. Originally from County Durham, Rev David Cooper first came to mainland Shetland 30 years ago as a Methodist minister. Two of his children were born there before the family moved to Oxfordshire and then to Edinburgh for 16 years. After that assignment ended, Scotland had no appropriate Methodist vacancie The Reverend David Cooper (born 1944) was the Army Chaplain (or Padre) attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) during the Falklands War of 1982. Cooper retired from the regular army on 29 September 1984, and became a chaplain at Eton College, which was later attended by Princes William and Harry. Cooper was commissioned on a short service commission as a Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class, on 20 March 1973. On 20 March 1979 he switched to a full commission and was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class. Cooper retired from the regular army on 29 September 1984, and became a chaplain at Eton College, which was later attended by Princes William and Harry. Rev Cooper has been minister for the united parish of Unst and Fetlar for the last seven years. He is also minister for the parish of Yell, where he lives, travelling to the other islands to hold services and work with his congregations. “It’s a life determined by ferry timetables,” he says. Reverend David Cooper at the Gutcher ferry terminal in Yell. Photo: Church of Scotland TWO SHETLAND-based Church of Scotland ministers are to have their life and work showcased in a forthcoming BBC TV show.
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