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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN AND WEBSITE: All announcements 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).
POSTED Thursday 19th September 2024: The Bulletin for the Morning Service on Sunday 22nd September is now available on this website. This Service will be led by our Vacancy Convenor, Rev Stuart Morrow
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 07927292336.
SEPTEMBER LETTER FROM OUR CONVENOR, REV STUART MORROW: This can be viewed and read on the Weekly Bulletin page of this website.
JAM and BREAD and BIBLE CLASS: full details of these Sunday morning programmes for our children and young people can be found in an insert on the Bulletin page of the website.
MTT: (MORE THAN THIS): for all teenagers! Sunday evening from 7.30 to 9.15pm.
GIRLS BRIGADE: Company Section - Tuesday evening from 6.50 - 8.30pm. All new members very welcome!
CONNECT & STUDY: this group (formally known as CONNECTIONS) will meet on Tuesday 24th September at 7.30pm in the foyer of the Lodge Hotel. Full details in the Bulletin.
COFFEE MORNING: Wednesday 25th September at 10.30am - everyone welcome!!
BOYS BRIGADE: Thursday evenings - Anchor Boys - 6.30-7.30, Juniors - 6.45-8.00pm, Company/Seniors 7.00-9.00pm. New members welcome!
GB EXPLORERS: Friday eveningsfrom 6.15 - 7.30pm. All new members very welcome!
THE WALKING GROUP: will meet on Saturday 21st September at 10.00am at the Magilligan Ferry. We will be walking from Greencastle to Moville, followed by lunch in Kealeys. If you wish to go please let the church office know so that we can get numbers for booking lunch
CONGREGATIONAL BIBLE READINGS: this week are Immerse Kingdoms (IK) p 41 - 46 or Judges Ch 1 to Ch 8v3. An audio version is at week 3, days 11 to 13 of immersebible.com/kingdoms-16-week/
How quickly they turned away from path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord's commands (IK p 46; Ch 2 v 17. Further reading information can be found in the Bulletin.
"COME DINE WITH ME": takes place on the 3rd Sunday of each month. In October the lunch will take place on Sunday 20th October at 12.30p in the Royal Court Hotel.
BOWLING CLUB: recommences on Monday 23rd September from 7.00pm and continues on Wednesday 25th September at 7.00pm. New members welcome!
LADIES FRIENDSHIP GROUP: will meet on Tuesday 24th September at 2.00pm in the Youth Room. Our speaker will be Judith Lavery who will talk about Crime Prevention. Everyone welcome, and feel free to bring along a friend!
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER MEETING: a special meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm in The Fraser Room. The focus of the evening will be praying for our vacancy and God's plan for Ballywillan. All members of the congregation are invited to attend
BALLYWILLAN MEN'S FELLOWSHIP: recommences on Thursday 26th September at 10.30am in The Frazer Room,with coffee/tea served from 10.00am. New members will be made very welcome!! The Autumn programme of talks can be viewed on this website under Adult Ministry:Men's Fellowship.
COOKERY BOOK in aid of Eswatini: closing date 27th September -full details can be found in the Bulletin.
ELDER'S PRAYER TIME on Saturday 28th September will be at 8.30am.
OASIS TROLLEY: the next date that food will be delivered to Oasis will be MONDAY 7th OCTOBER
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX APPEAL: full details can be found in an insert on the Bulletin page on the website - boxes must be completed and left in the Link by Sunday 3rd November.
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.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.
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, 22nd September 2024 Service
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service