Reverend Scott Moore, who is from Belfast and serves as director of the European Mission Fellowship (EMF), was requested to stand aside while a Presbytery commission of enquiry examines the issue.
The European Mission Fellowship, which is based in England, is a missionary organisation, which is defined as a “fellowship of churches and individuals with a long and fruitful history in evangelism, church planting and leadership training across Europe”.
Mr Moore was appointed as its director in January 2024 and moved to England to take up the role last year.
According to the PCI church record, he resigned from the Presbyterian Church in December 2025, despite being a minister without charge.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing.
In a statement issued by EMF, the organisation said its trustees were aware that a concern had recently been raised with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland in relation to Mr Moore’s time served as a minister.
The statement said EMF had not been informed of the nature of the concern, other than claiming it is “not a safeguarding matter”.
“The trustees of EMF are fully aware that a concern about an historical matter has recently been raised with the Presbytery in respect of our director, Scott Moore, from his time serving as a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland,” it said.
“EMF has not been informed of the nature of the concern raised, other than that it is not a safeguarding matter. EMF takes all such concerns very seriously.
“Trustees welcome the proper commission of enquiry process of the Presbytery and will await the outcome.”
The organisation added that while Mr Moore remains director of EMF, he has been asked to step back from public duties for now.
“The trustees ask for prayerful support for all concerned,” the statement added.
A spokesperson for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland said: “We can confirm, as published in the Church Record, that Mr Scott Moore resigned as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on 3 December 2025, having been a minister without charge (i.e., a minister not serving in a congregation within the denomination).
“In line with normal procedures, we will not be making any further comment.”
They did not respond to queries surrounding Mr Moore’s reason for resigning from the church at the end of last year, or when any concerns were raised.
When the Belfast Telegraph contacted Mr Moore for comment via email about the concerns, the decision on his role at EMF and if he wished to explain why he resigned from the church in December, an auto-acknowledgement was received stating he was “not able to reply at the moment” and to direct queries to the wider EMF team.
When contacted via social media with the same queries, Mr Moore responded by blocking the account.
When asked for comment the European Mission Fellowship referred to their previously issued statement regarding Mr Moore and added it would be their only comment on the matter at this time.
At the time of publication, Mr Moore still had ‘EMF Director’ listed in his social media profile and his social media handle contained the acronym ‘EMF’. He is also still listed as EMF director on the organisation’s website.