Sudden Death of Convenor of Government & Morals Committee

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” (Psalm 116:15).

On Tuesday afternoon, 21 May 2013, our esteemed colleague in Gospel ministry and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Rev. Robert Ormerod, received his home calling.

While travelling with three of his sisters along the M6 in England to visit his seriously ill brother in Coventry, Rev. Ormerod suffered a heart attack and died.

Mr Ormerod became Student Minister in our Cloughmills congregation in January 1983 and celebrated 30 years of ministry in Cloughmills at the beginning of this year.  Having served as secretary of the Government and Morals Committee for many years, Rev. Ormerod was appointed Convenor of this Committee by our Presbytery in September 2012.

To those who most keenly feel the pain of his passing – his wife Julie, sons Jonathan and Timothy, and daughters Naomi, Hannah and Danielle – we extend our deepest sympathy and assure them of our continued prayers.

Truth is, Rev. Ormerod will be sorely missed right across our denomination.  We will cherish every memory of him.  We will remember his godly example.  We will strive to emulate that in some way.  But above all we will praise the God of grace who saved him; the Lord Jesus Christ who came into this world to bear his sin on Calvary; who rose from the dead that he too might one day rise with Him; who went into heaven to prepare a place for him; and who, on Tuesday past, welcomed him there with the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!”