St. Anne’s Embraces Pioneer Ministry – Hear the Story

In the changing rural landscape of modern Ireland, the Church of Ireland in the Lismore Union of Parishes, Co. Waterford, is seeking to make a meaningful difference in its local community. The parishioners of St. Anne’s, Cappoquin, have prayerfully and courageously made the decision to cease regular Sunday worship in their church. Apart from major annual festivals, they will now join with others for worship at St Carthage’s Cathedral – Lismore. This step has been taken to make space for an exciting new Pioneer Ministry based in St. Anne’s, led by Ross Barrett, a newly appointed Church of Ireland Pioneer Minister. Ross is actively building relationships, reaching out, and serving people in the local area, with the long-term hope of gathering a new worshipping community. This will be a renewed expression of church, one that offers sustained support, nurtures faith and hope, and helps build resilience in the community.

In this video, you’ll hear Ross share his sense of vocation and calling to this area, as well as the story of how this new ministry emerged through the vision of Dean Paul Draper and Bishop Adrian Wilkinson.