“Central Belfast”, a church which began life as a team of just nine people who came together to pray in 2016 but now attracts well over 300, has been welcomed into the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) as its newest congregation.
A special service of thanksgiving to mark the event was held in the church in mid-October.
Located in what was the old May Street Presbyterian Church building in Belfast’s city centre, this is the first time that PCI has welcomed a new congregation into the Church since Donabate Presbyterian, in County Dublin, was admitted in 2010. “Central Belfast” now joins over 500 congregations that make up the all-Ireland denomination.
Lessons from a three-hour church service
It's sometimes said that culture is like a river. To fully appreciate its flow, you need to get in it. …