We are Ballywillan Presbyterian Church
We work to know Christ and Lovingly to make Him known.
Welcome to Ballywillan
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC 105543)
Ballywillan Presbyterian Church is a church situated just on the outskirts of Portrush in County Antrim. We
have a
live webcast of our service every Sunday morning as well as an archive of our past sermons.
More information about the church can be found in the sections below:
Th Church Office will be open on Monday to Thursday mornings each week from 9.00am to 12.30pm. Contact can be made at all times by telephone 70822612 or by e-mail to the office address: [email protected]. This website for the Church is updated on a regular basis and all immediate and important information will be detailed here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN AND WEBSITE: All announcements that are to be included in the Bulletin and placed on the website must be with the Church Office early on Thursday mornings (by 10.00am at the latest please)
POSTED ON Sunday 22nd JUNE 2025: The Bulletin for the 10.30am Morning Service on Sunday 29th June, led by Rev Gordy McCracken, will be available on this website on Thursday 26th
Freewill offering envelopes should be placed in the baskets in the Link or Vestibule. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available in the Link after each Service. Every Sunday morning the Prayer Ministry Team will be available in The Frazer Room from 11.30am to 12.00 noon to pray with you in person. If you are not in church during that time you can either call or text on 07927292336.
JAM and BREAD and BIBLE CLASS: these Sunday morning programmes for our children and young people take place during the Service when the children move from the Church to the Main Hall.
THE WALKING GROUP: will continue their walks on Monday 30th June - meeting at 7.00pm at the West Strand car park, Portrush, for a walk to Portstewart. The full 2025/202 Programme of Walks can be viewed by going to MINISTRY: ADULT MINISTRY: WALKING GROUP.
COFFEE MORNING: continues on Wednesday morning from 10.30am. Everyone will be made most welcome to join us for tea/coffee and chat!
WELLNESS HUB: takes place on Wednesday morning from 11.00am to 1.00pm.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME: will take place on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in The Frazer Room. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend
MEN'S FELLOWSHIP OUTING: If you have put your name down to go on the Men's Fellowship Outing to Killymoon Castle on Thursday 26th June, please be at the Church by 10.45 am. The bus will leave at 11.00 am.
ELDER’S PRAYER TIME: on Saturday morning at 8.00am in The Frazer Room
COME DINE WITH ME": usually takes place on the 3rd Sunday of each month. However, in June, Come Dine With Me has been rescheduled for Sunday 22nd June at 12.30pm in the Royal Court Hotel. Everyone welcome to attend!
OASIS TROLLEY: The next date that food will be delivered to Oasis will be Monday 30th June.
KESWICK AT PORTSTEWART: will take place from 5th to 11th July
HOLIDAY BIBLE CLUB: This summer, our Holiday Bible Club will be running each morning from the Monday 21st to Friday 25th July. SUMMER SOUL will also be taking place on these dates
NEW HORIZON: will take place at the Ulster University, Coleraine,from 2nd to 8th August
CHALLENGE MINISTRIES: click HERE to read the latest Newsletter from Challenge Ministries, detailing the on-going work in Eswatini that Ballywillan supports.
CONGREGATIONAL BIBLE READINGS: You can find audio recordings of the sermons and their accompanying Bible readings and services during the past eleven years at ballywillanpci.org/sermons
THOMPSON HOUSE DONATIONS: Thank you very much for your continued support for the work of Thompson House. We greatly appreciate your gifts of toiletries - it has been a great addition to our work, to show that the wider Church and individual Christians are
willing to support people who usually feel rejected by society and unworthy of unconditional support. When residents are discharged from prison they usually have very little money and have to wait up to 6 weeks before they receive benefits. They are so grateful to receive a bag of toiletries. Also thank you for the very generous donation towards the work from your Outreach Fund. Tim and I enjoyed the opportunity to share the work when we spoke to the congregation in April. DAVID FARROW. If you would like to donate any non-food items such as shower gel, shaving foam, socks etc, please put these into the box in Link.
SAFEGUARDING MATTERS IN BALLYWILLAN CHURCH: If anyone has any safeguarding concerns pertaining to our congregation in relation to a Child Protection or Vulnerable Adult Matter: Please contact the relevant Designated Person as follows:
Children and Young People: Jackie Macauley [email protected]
Vulnerable Adults: Christine Dunlop [email protected]
CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT AND PLAN 2023 - 2028: Session have updated the Church Action Plan for the next 5 years. This can be found under the title ABOUT US: WHAT WE BELIEVE.
BALLYWILLAN YOUTH & FAMILY: for all our latest youth and family updates check out Ballywillan Youth on these links: Facebook and Instagram. On this page, you can also click on the Youth and Family button, which is on the right on a desktop and at the bottom of the page on mobile, for all relevant details.
Chris Cunningham is our Youth and Family Worker and he can be contacted at [email protected] or by phone 028 7044 4841.
350 Years of Ministry
The book "To lovingly make known .... Ballywillan Presbyterian Church from 1661" has been produced to celebrate 350 years of ministry in the church.
Copies to purchase are available in the Church vestibule and in the Link or by contacting the church office.
Services this week
Sunday, 29th June 2025 Service
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service