• 11 August 2023

Central Church Offices in Belfast have relocated

The Church of Ireland’s central staff in Belfast, working for departments of the Representative Church Body and for the General Synod, have relocated to 18–22 Hill Street, in the city’s Cathedral Quarter:

  • Board of Education (NI) & Transferor Representatives’ Council 

  • Church of Ireland Press Office 

  • Church of Ireland Youth Department 

  • Safeguarding Office (NI) & Access NI vetting

Following its sale, correspondence will no longer be received at Church House in Donegall Street. Parishes are asked to note that all Access NI forms must be sent to: 

Claire Geoghegan

Access NI Administrator

Floor 2, 18–22 Hill Street

Belfast

BT1 2LA  

The offices may be contacted as follows:

Board of Education (NI) & Transferor Representatives’ Council*Secretary: Peter Hamill

Administrator: Claire Geoghegan

Tel: +44 (0)28 9082 8860

Email: 

edunorth@rcbcoi.org

 / 

peter.hamill@rcbcoi.org

Transferors’ website: 

www.trc-churcheducation.org

Church of Ireland Press Office Press Officer: Peter Cheney

Tel: +44 (0)28 9082 8880

Mob: +44(0)7774 295 369

Email: 

pressoffice@rcbcoi.org

 / 

peter.cheney@rcbcoi.org

Website: 

www.ireland.anglican.org/news

 

Church of Ireland Youth DepartmentNational Youth Officer: Simon Henry

Administrator: Barbara Swann

Tel: +44 (0)28 9082 8890 Emails: 

admin@ciyd.org

 / 

simon@ciyd.org

 / 

barbara@ciyd.org

Website: 

www.ciyd.org

 

Safeguarding Office (NI)Safeguarding Officer: Gillian Taylor

Access NI Administrator: Claire Geoghegan

Tel: +44 (0)28 9082 8860 Email: 

sgoni@rcbcoi.org

Website: 

www.safeguarding.ireland.anglican.org

 

*The Transferor Representatives’ Council represents the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and Methodist Church in Ireland in all matters of education in Northern Ireland.