Charles McMullen is an Irish Presbyterian minister, elected in February 2018 as the moderator-elect of the

Presbyterian Church in Ireland The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; ga, Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn; Ulster-Scots: ''Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann'') is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in ...

. He took office in June 2018, succeeding

Noble McNeely The Right Reverend Noble McNeely was the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland from 2017 until 2018. Early life and education Born in Belfast, McNeely was brought up in Crossgar, Co Down. He studied teaching at Stranmillis College fro ...

. At the Assembly two controversial decisions were made. First, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland loosened its links to the

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...

. Secondly, the Church received a report from its Doctrine Committee concerning the nature of a credible profession of faith with reference to those in same sex relationships. McMullen is a regular contributor to

BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Ulster ( ga, BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC. It was established on New Year's Day 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4. It is ...

's Thought for the Day.

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