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:
The 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.
Posted Tuesday 26th September 2023: The Bulletin for the Morning Service on Sunday 1st October will be available on this website on Thursday 28th September.
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 Fraser 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 07927 292 336.
MTT - More Than This: for young people of Secondary School age - restarts on Sunday 1st October from 7.30 - 9.15pm in The Youth Room
CONGREGATIONAL BIBLE READING: Readings for the week beginning Sunday 24th September are: Immerse Beginnings (IB) p32 - 45 or Genesis Ch 24 to Ch 30 v 24. An audio version is at week 2 of "I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go" (IB p42; Ch 28 v 15). Stephen's Sermon on 15th Sept 2019, based on Genesis 28, is at ballywillanpci.org/sermons
Peter Lewis has two sermons based on Chs 25 to 28 at peterlewis.cornerstonechurch.org.uk/bible/1/genesis
COFFEE MORNING: continuing on Wednesday 27th September at 10.30am in the Link. Everyone welcome!
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME: Wednesday 27th September at 7.30pm in The Frazer Room. Everyone welcome!
BOWLING CLUB: every Wednesday at 7.00pm and Friday at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome!
GIRLS BRIGADE: Company Section every Tuesday from 6.50 - 8.30pm and the GB Explorers meet every Friday evening from 6.00 - 7.15pm. All new members very welcome.
MEN'S FELLOWSHIP: meet on Thursday 28th September at 10.30am in the Link for coffee/tea. This will be followed at 11.00 am in The Frazer Room when Sean McGarry will give a talk on "The Community Rescue Service". All new members will be made most welcome. The full programme for 2023/2024 can be found on this Website under MINISTRY: ADULT MINISTRY: MEN'S FELLOWSHIP
HARVEST SUNDAY 8th OCTOBER: this will be followed by a Harvest Thanksgiving Lunch to say thank you for the tremendous support the Eswatini team receive from the Ballywillan congregation. The team would like to invite everyone for a light lunch and fellowship on 8th October after the church service. To allow us to cater for the correct numbers, please sign the sheet in the Link or in the vestibule, or contact the Church Office, if you wish to attend.
BOYS BRIGADE: Boys Brigade meet on Thursday evenings - Anchor Boys - 6.30-7.30, Juniors - 6.45-8.00pm, Company/Seniors - 7.00 - 9.00pm. All new members very welcome.
AUTUMN CONNECTIONS: The Group will continue to meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening of the month in a local coffee shop for informal chat and connection with others. We will follow the Immerse Bible reading plan and use the weekly readings to guide our conversation as we chat.
"COME DINE WITH ME": will take place on the 3rd Sunday of each month. The next lunch will take place on Sunday 15th October 2023 in the Royal Court Hotel.
DAILY BREAD Bible Reading Notes - We encourage everyone to read the Bible regularly. Bible reading notes are available to help with this and these can be ordered through the Church Office
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 70444841.
MISSED A WEBCAST SERVICE? You can watch recorded Services by going to the Live Webcast page and following the instructions there.
CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT AND PLAN 2019 - 2023 - Session have updated the Church Action Plan for the next 4 years. This can be found under the title ABOUT US: WHAT WE BELIEVE.
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, 1st October 2023 Service
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service