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ContentsBut the freedom to express our opinion does not, in and of itself, immunise us from a thoughtful analysis by those who hold to a different interpretation and application of the subject that is being considered.However, from the Protestant perspective the Reformation was neither “tragic nor an unfortunate misunderstanding”. In […]

By the early 16th century, Europe’s ordinary people couldn’t read. The church offered an intimidating system of ritual and penance to earn salvation. The ‘spiritual’ roles of priests, monks and nuns were elevated above everyday occupations. The Pope’s church hierarchy was busy hoarding political power and wealth. But all this […]

The Reformation was the most important and influential movement in the history of Western Europe, and as such, has shaped the world in which we live. While the movement revolutionised European politics, law, literature, science, and individual conscience, it was rooted in a renewed spiritual understanding of man's relationship with God. It was a movement which brought Christianity back to the Bible and faith in Christ alone, the essence of the Gospel.

ContentsAs a Church, believing in the sanctity of life, we accept that life is a precious gift, and that men and women are trusted with the custodianship of that life, in order to protect and to preserve it.The Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster views with great concern, the Government’s decision, […]

Date: Sun AM 25th June 2017 Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin Bible Reference: Luke 12v33-34
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Date: Sun AM 16th April 2017 Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin Bible Reference: Matthew 28v5-6
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Born in Eisleben, Germany, in 1483, Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history’s most significant figures. Luther spent his early years in relative anonymity as a monk and scholar. But in 1517 Luther penned a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve […]

Please free up some space at the mural: there’s yet another ecumenical figure standing impatiently in the queue who wishes to add his layer of wash to the “whited wall” that is now the public memorial to Martin McGuinness.

Date: Sun PM 29th January 2017 Speaker: Rev. Wesley Graham, Missionary to Nepal

Date: Sun AM 1st January 2017 Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin Bible Reference: Psalm 102v13-14
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

Over the next few weeks, the windows will be constructed and installed to close in our new church building, before further work continues. The windows of the church are a major part of the total cost of the building and we would like to break down the cost and show you our […]

ContentsExcept the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it… Psalm 127v1You are cordially invited to attend our Foundation Stone Laying Service on Saturday 29th October 2016 at 2pm. Rev. Thomas Murray, Moderator of Presbytery, will be the preacher, with other taking part during the service. This will […]

St Anne’s Anglican Cathedral, Belfast, has appointed the Very Revd Edward O’Donnell, Parish Priest of St Brigid’s, Belfast, as an Ecumenical Canon. While similar appointments have already been made by Dublin and Armagh cathedrals, this is the first time in the history of St Anne’s Cathedral that a Roman Catholic […]