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 1.00pm. Contact can be made at all times by telephone 028 7082 2612 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 FRIDAY 16th OCTOBER 2026: The Bulletin with the Order of Service for the 10.30am Service on SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER, to be led by Norman McCracken, is now available on this website.
Click HERE to view photographs of the displays made for our Harvest Servic on Sunday 11th October.
Freewill offering -If you are a visitor to our church and would like to gift aid your offering, please use the envelopes in the Link and Vestibule. Donations to F.W.O., the Ministries Support Fund and the church Repair Fund may now be made via QR Code on the noticeboard in the Link. 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.
CHILDREN AND INFANT FACILITIES: Unmanned Crèche facilities are available in our Children's Room for young families needing the use of a crèche.
JAM and BREAD : the 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. BIBLE CLASS for teenagers takes place from 11.30am to 12.00 noon.
MTT (MORE THAN THIS): for teenagers and young people - meets on Sunday evening at 7.30pm in the Youth Room.
BOWLING CLUB: meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7.00pm. New members will be made very welcome!
GB COMPANY SECTION: meet on Tuesday evening from 7.00 to 8.30pm.
BADMINTON CLUB (ADULTS GROUP): meets on Tuesday evening at 8.45 to 10.30pm. New members welcome!
FELLOWSHIP LUNCH: on Wednesday at 12.00 noon. On the 3rd Wednesday of each month the plan is to serve a light lunch at 12.00noon instead of having the Coffee Morning that day. Everyone welcome to attend! If anyone needs transport to church that morning please contact the office.
WELLNESS HUB: will meet on Wednesday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
BOWLING CLUB: will meet on Wednesday evening from 7.00pm. New members very welcome!
FOUNDATION GROUP: on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the Youth Room.
MENS FELLOWSHIP: meets on Thursday morning at 10.30am with tea/coffee and biscuits! This will be followed by a talk from Tracy Strachan speakin about the Air Ambulance (a charity supported by the Men’s Fellowship).The meeting finishes at 12 noon. New members will be made very welcome! The programme of talks this Autumn can be found under ADULT MINISTRY: MEN’S FELLOWSHIP.
BOYS BRIGADE: on Thursday evening: Anchorboys from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Junior Section from 6.45pm to 8.00pm and the Company Section from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. New members very welcome!
GB EXPLORER SECTION: meets on Friday evening from 6.15 to 7.30pm.
ESWATINI - Harvest Time NI Youth Choir Tour 2026 - For details click HERE
LADIES FRIENDSHIP GROUP: will meet on Tuesday 27th October at 2.00pm in The Frazer Room when Christine Dunlop will give a talk about the work of the Wellness Hub. All ladies very welcome to attend!
WALKING GROUP: £500 accrued by the Walking Group over the summer has been donated to the Air Ambulance charity
CONGREGATIONAL BIBLE READINGS:We continue our series of readings this week with Song of Songs or Song of Solomon. Also in immersible.com/poets pages 181 to 194
THOMPSON HOUSE DONATIONS: Thank you very much for your continued support.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 follow:
- Children and Young People: Jackie Macauley [email protected]
- Adults at Risk: 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.
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, 18th October 2026 Service
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service