BELIEFS

The Shillington Congregational Church is a Christian Church with a broad witness. Preachers from many traditions have regularly conducted the services.
Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Unitarian, Anglican etc.

MINISTRY

The current minister Angus McCormick is non-stipendiary and part-time.  He was ordained according to Presbyterian order, trained at Manchester University and has worked fulltime in education since 1977.  He has held ministries in Northern Ireland and various parishes in England.

Deacons assist the minister in his daily duties.

Below is a list of the Ministers of our Church
1825 - to date

1825	Rev C. Stoper (Hitchin) Founder
1825 - 1839	Rev John Wayne (Hitchin) Founder
1839 - 1840	James Paxton First Evangelist
1840	November 25th Church Opened
1840 - 1842	G.W. Gonder & Students from Rev J. Frosts Home Missionary Institute, Cotton End
1842 - 1844	Fred Holmes (student from Newport Pagnell
1844	H. H. Morris (student from Newport Pagnell
1844 - 1851	Missing Records
1852 - 1857	I. J. Irwin
1858 - 1861	J. S. Darley
1862 - 1863	John Skinner
1863	Students from Rev John Dukes Academy, Bedford
1863 - 1865	Collins Fairfax
1865 - 1890	B. Culpin
1890 - 1892	B. Culpin (as supply)
1893	Charles W. Sykes (student in charge)
1893	J. A. Hopgood (student in charge)
1894	Martin J. French (student in charge)
1894	D. S. Carlyle (student in charge)
1895	J. Calvin (student in charge)
1896 - 1901	James S. Smith
1901-1902	John W. Veevers
1902 - 1903	John Evans
1904 - 1918	M. L. Gooby
1919	M. L. Gooby (as supply)
1920 - 1923	Humphrey Williams
1924 - 1929	F. Kenworthy
1930 - 1934	James Sidebottom
1935 - 1942	E. P. Rand
1942 - 1961	Herbert W. Cooper
1961 - 1962	Rev S. G. Smith - Pastoral Oversight
1962 - 1965	Rev K. A. Stork, B.A.
1965 - 1978	Brian Newson - Lay Pastor
1981 - 1984	David Vinton
1984 - 1990	Vacancy
1990 - 1998	John Turvey
1998 - 2002	Rev Colin Price - Pastoral Oversight
2002 -	Rev Angus McCormick