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Ian Paisley: Free Presbyterian Church pays tribute | Ian Paisley: Free Presbyterian Church pays tribute |
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The Free Presbyterian Church has paid tribute to its founding moderator Ian Paisley, who has died aged 88. | The Free Presbyterian Church has paid tribute to its founding moderator Ian Paisley, who has died aged 88. |
Mr Paisley will be buried in County Down on Monday, following a private funeral service at his family home in east Belfast. | |
The church said it had learned of the former DUP leader and first minister's death "with deep sadness and regret". | The church said it had learned of the former DUP leader and first minister's death "with deep sadness and regret". |
Mr Paisley was a founder of the Free Presbyterian Church in 1951 after a split with the Presbyterian Church. | |
In a statement, the church paid tribute to his "many, many years of faithful Gospel ministry". | In a statement, the church paid tribute to his "many, many years of faithful Gospel ministry". |
"We remember also the huge contribution that Dr Paisley made to the foundation and formation of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster; and we salute his gifted leadership in his role as moderator of Presbytery over many decades," it said. | "We remember also the huge contribution that Dr Paisley made to the foundation and formation of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster; and we salute his gifted leadership in his role as moderator of Presbytery over many decades," it said. |
Mr Paisley stepped down from politics in 2008, just weeks after he resigned as moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church. | Mr Paisley stepped down from politics in 2008, just weeks after he resigned as moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church. |
In 2011, he told the congregation at Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in south Belfast that he was stepping down from ministry. | In 2011, he told the congregation at Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church in south Belfast that he was stepping down from ministry. |
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