Good News Independent Baptist Church

Fellowshipping and admiring baby Rachel.

Marky, Jade, and Jeremiah Jonathan (J.J.) Cullen

Pastor Stan Cullen

The children have grown up together, and it is

a delight to see their interaction!

We even had a bunny rabbit in attendance!

On Thursday fifteen of us from Bethel Baptist Church travelled to Newtonards (near Belfast) to support Stan Cullen in one of his first services as the pastor of Good News Independent Baptist Church. While it is a small work, there are three members who have been a great help to Stan and Karen as they prepare to continue this ministry. They are renting a small flat for the church, which will also give them a place to stay Sunday afternoons and Thursdays between tracting and the evening service, as for now they will be travelling the two hours from Londonderry/Derry.


Stan and Mark each preached, we had some good singing, and food and fellowship after the service. As you will see in the photographs, the children had a wonderful time.


J.J. Cullen spent the afternoon with Mark and me and rode in the bus because Stan and Karen went early to clean and pass out tracts.. He is an adorable, well-behaved little boy who reminds me of my nephew Sam. Marky rode back home with us after the service. He had fallen asleep during the service, which meant that he was wide awake the entire way home, which was good because Mark and I were both fighting sleep. I wish that I had thought to record his conversation! One comment that I do remember is his puzzlement that none of the people who got tracts that afternoon came to the service. His conclusion was, 'Maybe they didn't know how to read.'