James has a passion to see people know Christ better. He is gifted in releasing individuals in their God given gifts and consequently seeing the local church reach into and become relevant to the community that God has placed it in. He is married to Shirley and they have two daughters Rebekah and Hannah.
Rev James Boyd joined us in November 2018, he is a past pupil of Ballymena Academy and has a degree in computer programming from Ulster University. He worked in computer programming for a short time, but felt God was calling him to some level of ministry.
James worked with the Church of Ireland Year Out team in 1998-99, and during his 12 months he helped in 26 different churches across Ireland, doing short term mission work. He was appointed Youth Ministry Co-ordinator in Moira and spent five years developing and delivering youth work in the parish. James left in 2004 to begin three years training for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College in Dublin. After ordination he was curate in the parish of Magheralin with Dollingstown, Diocese of Down and Dromore, for four years before his appointment as rector of Holy Trinity, Dromore, Co
Tyrone, Diocese of Clogher. James moved to Willowfield Parish, Belfast, as Vicar in 2015 before joining us in November 2018.