Welcome to First!

Our weekly worship service is at 11:00am each Sunday. We have age appropriate teaching for our younger participants while the adults explore God's word together. We seek to apply our faith to our everyday life and we want to impact our own lives and the lives of those in our community.

Children & Youth

Creche
The service is ‘live streamed’ to the classroom. If you wish, you can look after your little ones here while watching the service.

Jigsaw
For primary-aged children.

Journeyers
For post-primary children on Sunday mornings.

#theanswer
First Ballymoney's Youth Fellowship (years 8 to 14) is where our young people deepen friendships, eat food, play games and discover how great it is to follow Jesus. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for notification of when events are happening.

Youth Club
Come along, make friends, play lots of games and activities, all within a Christian environment. Certain Friday evenings from 7pm - 9pm. All P5s to year 9s welcome. Contact Heather - 078 4114 0065.

Adults' programme

Prayer
Prayer is central to all we do here at First, and we really want to help more and more people to come together to pray. Whilst prayer happens in all our organisations, specific prayer meetings are held on Sunday mornings at 10:30am. Contact Maureen Adams - 028 2766 2520.

Meetinghouse
For retired and senior members and their friends, this group meets on certain Monday afternoons at 2:15pm for fellowship and afternoon tea. Contact Stephen McCracken.

Women @ First
A meeting especially for women on the first Thursday of the month at 7:45pm in the classroom. Contact Debbie Knight - 077 1510 3536.

LifeGroups
LifeGroups provide an opportunity for people to come together, either by Zoom or in person, to deepen friendships, study the bible and grow in faith and life. Contact Helen Murray - lifegroups@firstballymoney.co.uk

Community

We aim to serve Christ in the wider community. As well as running courses for members and the wider community, we support projects such as Ballymoney Foodbank, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) and Street Pastors.

What is a Presbyterian? What does it mean to belong to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland?

‘Presbyterian’ is a word derived from ‘Presbyter’, a New Testament Greek word for ‘Elder’. The Presbyterian Church is therefore a church which is ruled and cared for by a body of elders or presbyters. The minister, who is sometimes known as the teaching elder, is supported by the congregation in full-time church work. Local churches are grouped together in a body known as the Presbytery. Once a year, the whole church meets in a conference known as the ‘General Assembly’.

The Presbyterian Church traces its origins to Christ and the Apostles.The Reformation of the 16th century brought the church back to Biblical standards of faith and life.The influence of the Reformation and the principles of Presbyterianism made a great impact on Scotland. It was Scottish planters who established the first Presbyterian churches in Ireland in the 17th century.Today the Presbyterian Church has over 550 congregations in Ireland. Through its Boards and Committees the General Assembly guides the overall work and witness of the church at home and overseas.

Communicant members should not only be involved in the life of their own congregation, but should also have an interest in the wider work of the Presbyterian Church.