Ruth Patterson
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Ruth Patterson, OBE, was the first woman to be ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1944. Her father, a native of County Donegal, was also a minister of the Presbyterian Church.
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[edit] Education
- 1965: BA in Spanish and Politics from Edinburgh University.
- 1968: Diploma in Social Work in 1966 from the Queen's University of Belfast.
- 1968: MSW, University of Toronto, Canada
- 1974: BD Ecclesiastical History, First Class Honours, Edinburgh University
[edit] Ministry
- 1968: Assistant Presbyterian Chaplain at the Queen's University of Belfast.
- 1976: First woman to be ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Served as assistant minister in Larne.
- 1977: Minister of Kilmakee, Seymour Hill, Dunmurry.
- 1991: Director of the Restoration Ministries, a non-denominational charitable trust at the forefront of promoting peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
[edit] Honours
- 2000 University of Edinburgh/Royal Bank of Scotland Alumnus of the Year
- 2001 Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland
- 2003 OBE for public service
[edit] Books
- A Farther Shore
- Journeying Towards Reconciliation (2003)
