Pastor Alan Robinson came to us in June of 1999 after finishing an intense one-year doctoral program at Asbury Seminary. God prepared Alan for this position by bringing him through various ministry leadership positions in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. In fact Pastor Robinson was born in Northern Ireland.
The word is that he came to Carlisle because the name sounded English...and we do sometimes speak it here, just not the way Pastor Alan does.
You'll get used to it in time, and even find that everything he says sounds a little bit smarter and spiritual because of the accent.
However, he will tell you that we are the ones with the funny accent!