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New place of worship opened at Magilligan Prison

The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster, was recently among Christian church leaders who attended the official opening of a new House of Worship in Magilligan Prison by the Justice Minister, Naomi Long.
Justice Minister Naomi Long is pictured at the official opening of the new House of Worship at Magilligan Prison with (front, l-r) Gary Milling, Governor of Magilligan Prison, and Ronnie Armour, Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, and (back row, l-r) Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu, President of the Methodist Church, Fr Michael Canny, Vicar General of Derry Diocese, Rev Andrew Forster, Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, and Rev David Bruce, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church.
Justice Minister Naomi Long is pictured at the official opening of the new House of Worship at Magilligan Prison with (front, l-r) Gary Milling, Governor of Magilligan Prison, and Ronnie Armour, Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, and (back row, l-r) Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu, President of the Methodist Church, Fr Michael Canny, Vicar General of Derry Diocese, Rev Andrew Forster, Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, and Rev David Bruce, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church.

He was accompanied at the official opening and dedication of the new building by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev Dr David Bruce; the President of the Methodist Church, the Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu; and the Vicar General of the Derry Diocese, Fr Michael Canny.

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