News Articles

On this page we publish recent news items or reports of church activities. Please bookmark this page, and check back here regularly for News & Views, and updates on what is happening in the life and work of the church fellowship.

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14/02/2010      Missions information updated

Our Missions section of our website has now been updated with new links and information. read more »



14/02/2010      Music rota

A new musician's rota has been released for the next few months. You can view it online by clicking HERE and we've also included a link to it in the Member's section of our website. read more »



18/01/2010      Church opens new creche facility!

Would you like 2 hours childcare to enable you to do some carefree shopping or have a cup of coffee in peace and quiet? Yes? Then why not leave your child (0-3 years old) at our newly opened creche facility at Ballymena Baptist Church, Mount Street, Ballymena.

We're available read more »



08/12/2009      Mission snippets!

We have updated the Mission snippets section of our website with some recent news from David & Lisette Williams, Thomas & Patricia McKelvey and Raymond & Jackie Givan. This information is only available to church members, so if you have created an account on the website you can log in read more »



21/11/2009      World’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship to stop sailing

(NEWS RELEASE :: Mosbach, GERMANY – 20 November, 2009)

The ministry of OM’s ship Doulos will come to an end on 31st December 2009. Doulos is the world’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship, now 95 years old, with the hull built in read more »



16/11/2009      Photo Gallery

We have recently upgraded our online photo gallery, and added some pictures from recent events in the life of our church, including some taken at our recent 150th Anniversary Weekend. Click here to view our selection of new albums. read more »



18/10/2009      Ignition on the Mount 09

Ignite invites all young people to Ignition on the Mount 09 a special youth service in Ballymena Baptist on Sat Oct 24th 2009 with guest speakers from the world of sport, and music from the acclaimed Mr Jag.

Free admission. Doors open 7.30pm

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05/10/2009      Sound desk rota

A new rota for the Sound desk has been released for the next few months. You can view it online by clicking HERE and we've also included a link to it in the Member's section of our website. read more »



29/08/2009      Holiday Bible Club Report (17th-21st August)

Champion’s Challenge
After many months of planning by Ruth Moody & her team of “Blue T-shirts” we were delighted to welcome on average 80 children each morning. Many brought their friends along to join in the fun!

The buildings had been well decorated to read more »



28/06/2009      Champion's Challenge countdown!

As a church we're hoping to run a Holiday Bible Club from Monday 17th - Friday 21st August this year. Its entitled Champion's Challenge and based on a sporting theme includes a wide range of activities for all children of Primary school age.

So if your children are between read more »



24/06/2009      Kids Praise Day

This year's Kids Praise Day was held on Sunday 14th June, and was our first Kids Day since moving back to our new building on the Mount Street site. The Primary and Junior Sunday School classes took the morning service, starting the day off on a note of praise with read more »



18/05/2009      Annual BB/GB Parade

The annual Boys' and Girls' Brigade parades took place recently, with the BB meeting in the new Wellington Presbyterian Church and the Girls' in First Ballymena Presbyterian Church. We've posted a few photos of the events online, and you can either see them below or by visiting the photo read more »



18/05/2009      Youth Weekend '09

It was a lovely Friday evening when the car-park of Twickenham House was invaded by a rabble of teenagers armed with sleeping bags and rucksacks of clothes. Our three minibuses set off into the sun heading towards Ski Supreme in Coleraine. We arrived shortly and bundled off the buses into read more »



18/05/2009      GB's got talent!

There was some interesting audience participation at our recent Girls' Brigade display. Names and identities of the performers have not yet been disclosed, although we're not sure if its through fear or embarrassment.

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18/05/2009      Church newsletter now available online!

We have just made the bi-monthly church newsletter available online. Click on the link to read more about what's been happening recently in the life of our church. read more »



18/05/2009      Update on Annual Assembly meetings

The annual Assembly meetings are being held this year in Lisburn Baptist Church. Click on the link to get an update and further information from the Baptist Association. read more »



29/04/2009      Sermon audio podcast now updated !

We've just updated our weekly sermons audio podcast, so if you have Apple's iTunes software installed on your computer then click here to subscribe. This will then be automatically updated each time you load iTunes, giving you access to our latest sermons as they become available online.

We'll read more »



06/04/2009      BB Cross Country Event

Our BB company took part in this year's annual Boys' Brigade cross country event, held at Ballymena Academy's playing fields. The boys really enjoyed themselves, despite having to brave pretty wet conditions underfoot, and with a few strong finishes picked up 1st place awards for read more »



04/04/2009      Ignite - The Fear Factor

Ignite - The Fear Factor

The night was the first of our theme on Fear where we literally faced our fears courtesy of Jungle World (Linenhall Street, Ballymena). We had snakes (big & small), bird eating spiders, crocodiles, parrots, mice, lizards and monkeys. The young read more »



31/03/2009      The Williams' Telegraph

See the latest update from David and Lisette as they continue their work on board "The Doulos" in Australia. read more »



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