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 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 MONDAY 6th OCTOBER 2025: The Bulletin for the 10.30am Morning Service on Sunday 12th October, led by Rev Gordy McCracken, will be available on this website on Thursday 9th.
Freewill offering envelopes should be placed in the baskets in the Link or Vestibule. 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., Outreach and 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. If you are not in church during that time you can either call or text on 07927292336.
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.
WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER 2025: Saturday 11th: “Heart & Soul” Concert at 7.30pm. Sunday 19th: Harvest Thanksgiving Service at 4.30pm followed by Harvest Supper. Friday 31st: Pre-Communion Service at 7.00pm. NOVEMBER: Sunday 2nd: Communion Service at 10.30am. Sunday 9th: Remembrance Service at 10.30am. Sunday 16th: GB & BB Enrolment Service at 10.30am. DECEMBER: Sunday 7th: Christmas Tree Service for the Salvation Army at 10.30am. Sunday 21st: Family Service at 10.30am. Tuesday 23rd: Carols by Candlelight at 8.00pm. Thursday 25th: Christmas Morning Service at 10.30am
MTT : (More Than This): takes place on Sunday evenings at 7.30pm. All teenagers will be made very welcome!
BOWLING CLUB: takes place every Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.00pm. New members will be made very welcome!
GB COMPANY SECTION: meet on Tuesday evening from 6.50 to 8.30pm. New members will be made very welcome!
COFFEE MORNING: on Wednesday at 10.30am. This is a lovely informal way to connect with other people over a cup of coffee/tea and cake. We would love it if you could come along and bring a friend, and if you need transport please contact Sandra in the office(70822612). "The best cup of coffee in the North West"!!
WELLNESS HUB: will meet on Wednesday from 11.00am to 1.00pm.
BIBLE STUDY: on Wednesday from 7.30 in The Frazer Room followed by refreshments. Everyone is encouraged to attend this opportunity to consider the subject of REDEMPTION.
MEN'S FELLOWSHIP: the programme of talks for the Autumn 2025 Session of the Fellowship is now available to view by going to MINISTRY: ADULT MINISTRY: MEN'S FELLOWSHIP. On Thursday 9th October in The Frazer Room (10.30am to 12 .00 noon) Colin Shaw will give a talk on the subject "Old Belfast".
BOYS BRIGADE: on Thursday evening: Anchor Boys from 6.3- to 7.30pm; Junior Section from 6.45 to 8.00pm and Company Section from 7.00 to 9.00pm. New members will be made very welcome!
GB EXPLORERS: meet on Friday from 6.15 to 7.30p. New members will be made very welcome!
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: musical gospel evening in aid of the Church Repair Fund - 11th October: "Heart and Soul" featuring George Jones.
CONGREGATIONAL BIBLE READINGS: are from Isaiah Chs 13 to 27 or Immerse Prophets (IP) pages 78 to 101. Full details of these readings can be found in this week's Bulletin on this website.
COME DINE WITH ME": usually takes place on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Come Dine With Me will take place on Sunday 12th October at 12.30pm in the Royal Court Hotel. Everyone welcome to attend!
OASIS FOODBANK TROLLEY: The next date that food will be delivered to Oasis will be Monday 27th October.
CHALLENGE MINISTRIES SWAZILAND: to read the latest Newsletter update from our friends in CMS please go to this link: here
WALKING GROUP: Monies accrued by the Walking Group over the season have been donated to the Marie Curie (£500) and Hope 365 (£500) charities.
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 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, 12th October 2025 Service
10:30am - Sunday Morning Service