Our Pastors & Staff

Pastor nick cassidy

Pastor Nick is the Founding and Senior pastor of Cork Church. He and his wife Kathryn along with some family members started the church over 25 years ago. Over the years the Lord has been faithful to bless the ministry of Cork Church into becoming a vibrant Christ centred church; built solidly on the New Covenant. Pastor Nick is a seasoned national and international speaker. God has used him to help set up Ireland School of Ministry (ISOM), Global Missions Ireland; as well as Feed Cork - which has become a national ministry. He has led numerous mission trips, hosted leaders conferences all around the world, and has been highly active in sowing into the Irish Church through SummerFire Conference.

pastor stephen mcbride

Pastor Stephen was born and raised in Donegal, is married to Wilma and they have four children. He left a successful career in Process Engineering to pastor, initially in Derry then joined the Cork Church team in 2006 as Associate Pastor. He served as the National Youth Director for SummerFire Conference from 2006 to 2014 and directs the Worship Ministry of SummerFire Conference since its beginning in 1997. He enjoys boats, fishing and all things sea related.

Pastor Hamp Sirmans

Pastor Hamp moved from a senior pastor role in the US and joined the pastoral team of Cork Church in 2011. As a teaching pastor, his heart is to bring a balanced Christ centred message to encourage the growth and development of believers in their journey with Christ. Pastor Hamp directs the ministry of Feed Cork - Cork City's first ever Food Bank. This ministry aims to help fight food poverty in Cork! Pastor Hamp is married to Elmia; and they have 5 children.

Pastor patrick dobbin

A graduate of Ireland School Of Ministry along with UCC and NUIG; Pastor Patrick began as Youth Pastor in Cork Church in 2014. Now he currently leads our Young Adult and Connect Ministries and coordinates our National “Elevate” Youth/Young Adult Movement. Pastor Patrick is married to Laura and they have 2 beautiful little children, Jackson-James and baby girl Georgia.

Pastor Ben Atkins

Ben Atkins is our youth pastor, he has graduated from UCC having studied English and History; and went on to complete a masters in Theology from Mattersey Hall Bible College. Ben stepped into the role of Youth Pastor in September 2022 and works with the 11-17 year olds weekly in our Youth group. He is passionate about the Word of God, about teaching and leading young people and encouraging them to live a life that is wholly for Jesus. He is also one of our worship leaders; he leads worship in the main church and also in our Young Adult Ministry.

PASTOR jess oller

Originally from America, Jess has been volunteering at Cork Church for eight years now. In October 2017, she was ordained by her home church, Grace Community Assembly in Branson, Missouri USA. Now she serves as the Children’s Pastor working with ages 3-10 year olds. Additionally, she serves on the Sisterhood Team and runs the online media for Cork Church and all things SummerFire related.

The Team