Nigel McCullough, Minister

I grew up near Kilkeel and studied in Aberdeen. I'm married to Katrina and have three children - Katie, Peter and Sam. After graduating, I worked as an assistant minister in First Portadown and then was minister of Ballygrainey - a church located on the outskirts of Bangor. I came to Hill Street in 2006. It’s been great to be here and to be part of a people who are genuine in their desire to know Jesus and share him with others. I must confess that I am a bit of a computer geek and a keen motorcyclist!

Andrew Faulkner, Assistant Minister

I am married to Jessica with three kids, David, Beth and Charis. I am currently the assistant minister at Hill Street. I was a PE teacher for nine years before applying to start my ministerial training. After three years of study I was assigned to Hill St in the summer of 2008.

Hill Street is a really warm place to be - there are lots of encouragements. It is really exciting to be working amongst people who are experiencing God in the messiness of life. It is a great privilege to walk with these folk through the normal experiences of life and to see God doing extra-ordinary things.

I am afflicted with supporting Sunderland football club, having grown up in the North-East of England. I love hot curries and believe popular music reached it’s pinnacle in the mid 1980’s!

Pete Wright, Youth Worker

I am currently working part time for Hill Street Church as a Youth Worker and also studying part time at Queens University Belfast. I am doing a Masters in Theology, looking in particular at the relationship between evangelism and social action.

I am responsible for encouraging the young people in Church to grow as disciples of Jesus... a job that I love but with it, comes many challenges! I am responsible, along with an absolutely brilliant team of volunteers, for reL8 on Saturday nights.

I also spend time on Wednesday evenings with some of our older teenagers exploring with them what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus today. As well as this I spend some time in schools as part of a REACH team and also I am involved with the leadership of gLo - an outreach program involving young people from different churches throughout Lurgan.

I have been at Hill Street my whole life. I was born into the congregation and baptised here as a child. I love the Church. It is home for me! Many of the people at Hill Street have been great influences on my life, from a very early age. I feel God has called me to be a Youth Worker at Hill Street - I am very excited about what He has in store for us as a Church.

I am excited also by the challenges of reaching out more as a church into the local community. The community we find ourselves in desperately needs Jesus... we have a responsibility to do something about this! There are lots of challenges facing Church but I am excited about seeing how God will lead us through these challenges. I'm also excited to see how God shapes and changes me as a person along the way!

Interestingly, I have a 13cm metal pole in my left leg, I don’t like butter, cheese, cream or milk (despite my Dad being a milkman for many years) and I am a proud Leeds United fan!