Gareth grew up in Belfast and came to faith in Christ during his teenage years. After obtaining a degree in Modern History from Queen’s University Belfast he studied theology at the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He was ordained in 1984 and has ministered in three congregations of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, all in Belfast, N Ireland. He is currently Minister of Stranmillis Evangelical Presbyterian Church where he has served for more than 20 years. Married to Ruth, who is from Scotland, they have been blessed with four children and twelve grandchildren.