Rev Richard Kerr通过附带条件的投票选举爱尔兰长老会新主持人,接替理查德·默里博士。 Rev Richard Kerr elected new moderator of Presbyterian Church in Ireland after tied vote, succeeding Dr Richard Murray.

Rev Richard Kerr是Antrim县圣殿派长老会的牧师,在需要进行第二轮投票(自2014年以来的第一轮投票)后,当选为爱尔兰长老会新主持人。 Rev Richard Kerr, minister at Templepatrick Presbyterian Church in County Antrim, has been elected as the new moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland after a tied vote requiring a second round—the first since 2014. 他接替Rt Rev Richard Murray博士,将于6月就职。 He succeeds Rt Rev Dr Richard Murray and will be installed in June. Kerr承认过去保护失败, 包括前任主持人Trevor Gribben辞职, 并承诺通过谦逊与服务重建信任。 A former missionary in Malawi and grandfather of four, Kerr acknowledged past safeguarding failures, including the resignation of former moderator Trevor Gribben, and pledged to rebuild trust through humility and service. 他的任命标志着1840年教会成立以来的第26位主持人来自Antrim县和第180届。 His appointment marks the 26th moderator from County Antrim and the 180th since the church’s founding in 1840.