News & Updates
THE CANONISATION OF JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
There are few better examples of the chasm between Biblical Protestantism and Romanism than the area of sainthood. We have discussed this issue on several occasions, but the canonisation of the late Cardinal John Henry [...]
EPS STATEMENT ON BBC ENDORSEMENT OF GAY PRIDE
30 July 2019 For some time now, we have had reason to question the objectivity of BBC NI in relation to moral and ethical issues. Evangelical Protestant representatives who have taken part in discussions on [...]
The Open and the Lord’s Day
LETTER TO PRESS 22 July 2019 Dear Sir The British Open golf tournament in Portrush is being hailed as a major sporting, economic and tourism success, which indeed it was, but no-one as far as [...]
EPS Speaks Out on Marriage and Abortion Reform
EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT SOCIETY - RESPONSE TO HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTE ON SSM AND ABORTION 10 July 2019 Along with countless others across the community divide in Northern Ireland, we are both appalled and greatly saddened [...]
EPS CHAIRMAN REACHES MILESTONE BIRTHDAY!
Our esteemed Chairman, Mr Vincent Shortt, celebrated his 90th birthday on 6 February, and we marked the occasion at our EPS Council meeting on Saturday 16 February with cake and tea. Our President, Rev [...]
DATA PROTECTION PRIVACY POLICY
EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT SOCIETY GDPR PRIVACY POLICY The Evangelical Protestant Society (Charity no. NIC102062) is a mainstream inter-denominational umbrella organisation which aims to unite evangelical Protestants in the promotion and defence of the historic Protestant and [...]
REFLECTIONS ON THE PAPAL VISIT TO IRELAND August 2018
The much publicised and anticipated visit by Pope Francis to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families took place on 25-26 August 2018. It was the first papal visit to Ireland for almost forty years [...]
EPS Secretary’s address at the Rossnowlagh Twelfth demonstration, 7 July 2018
I want to thank the officers of Co Donegal Grand Lodge for their kind invitation to speak at today’s demonstration. I’ve never been to the Rossnowlagh Twelfth before – in fact, I’ve never even been [...]
EPS Secretary addresses Twelfth demonstrations
EPS Secretary, Wallace Thompson, had the privilege of preaching at the Co Donegal Twelfth demonstration in Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal, on Saturday 7 July 2018 and at the Independent Orange demonstration in Portrush, Co Antrim, on [...]
POPE GRANTS PLENARY INDULGENCE TO THOSE ATTENDING DUBLIN EVENT
We are repeatedly told by the ecumenical movement that the differences between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism have largely disappeared, and that by insisting otherwise, we are living in the past. However, the announcement that the [...]
LUTHER DEBATE ON BBC RADIO ULSTER
EPS Secretary, Wallace Thompson, took part in an hour long debate on Martin Luther on BBC Radio Ulster's "Talkback" programme from 12noon on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The discussion was chaired by William Crawley and [...]
EPS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT PSNI INVOLVEMENT IN BELFAST PRIDE
EPS has raised its concerns about the decision by PSNI to allow its officers to participate, for the first time ever in uniform, in the Belfast Pride parade on Saturday 5 August 2017. The full [...]