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Drumreagh Presbyterian Church can trace its beginnings to the 29th July 1834 when it was officially recognised as a congregation by the Route Presbytery.
The newly formed congregation met for worship in Bendooragh School House for a few years, while the meeting house at Drumreagh was under construction.
Reverend Thomas Beare was installed as the first minister on 20th February 1839.
During his ministry, revival broke out across the land, and many souls were swept into God’s kingdom in the Drumreagh congregation. As a result, attendance increased to such an extent that a gallery was erected to accommodate the worshippers.
The Rev. Samuel Wallace was installed on 13th November 1883, and he went on to become the church’s longest serving minister, retiring on 31st December 1930.
He also fulfilled his role as Clerk of the Route Presbytery from 1904 until his death in 1945.
During the vacancy which arose in 1930, it was decided that Drumreagh would be linked with 1st Ballymoney Presbyterian Church, whose minister was Rev. A. H. Dill MA. He was assisted by Rev. Matthew Moore, who was much involved with Drumreagh congregation and proved to be a very popular pastor.
However, the link with 1st Ballymoney was brief, and soon Drumreagh was in a position to call its own minister.
Rev. John Barkley was ordained and installed in Drumreagh in 1935.
Changes came about in the 1930s with the introduction of an organ and hymn singing.
Previous to this, praise had consisted of psalms and paraphrases being sung unaccompanied. Also during this time, it was decided to build Drumreagh’s first manse.
The visionary work continued with the opening of the church hall in 1956, a move which greatly added to the life of the congregation.
Later, with increased attendance in the Sunday School and the formation of the Boys’ Brigade and the Girls’ Brigade, the hall became invaluable in progressing the work at Drumreagh.
In 1968, major renovation work began on the church building.
Work included replacing the front wall of the building as well as adding a new heating system. In addition to this, an extension to the back of the building saw a choir room and a minister’s room added as a gift from the Fulton family.
The congregation continued to grow and serve God and it became apparent there was a need to modernise the church building.
This was undoubtedly a painful decision for many people, as they had worshipped there for many years, and often their fathers before them. However, the existing church was in need of extensive renovations and the generous donation of a site from the Bellingham family gave the congregation the option of constructing a new church building which would be fully compliant with all current safety and equality legislation, and which would be equipped to take the congregation into the 21st century.
The late Trevor Fleming was employed as architect for the project, and this work was continued by Roy Greer of R.J. Studios Ballymena following Trevor’s death. The congregation was very aware of the magnitude of the task before them, and of the importance of attention to detail. The term ‘future proofing’ became one which was used whenever decisions had to be taken in relation to the congregation’s requirements, and what features and facilities they wanted to incorporate into the build.
Wallace Homes were given the contract of building the church and work commenced in late 2012.
The progress has been on schedule, and despite periods of sometimes difficult weather, the building has been completed in the 16 months set out for the task.
The stained glass windows from the existing church were given a home in the new building, and their inclusion has made a striking contribution to the overall beauty of the new build and affords a degree of continuity between the two buildings. This was achieved by designing the building from the onset with windows which were appropriate in size to accommodate the stained glass windows, so that when the time came, all that was required was the removal of the glass from the windows and its insertion into the new frame.
The sanctuary of the new church building has a sloping floor and will seat approximately 500 people, although it does have facilities for overflow seating beyond this. It was decided to commission pews for the seating and the unanimous desire was that they should be as comfortable as possible.
A fellowship room for the use of committee, choir and other organisations, a minister’s room and a prayer room are just some of the auxiliary rooms which have been incorporated into the build. In addition to this – and perhaps one of the most exciting areas – is a large entrance lobby which incorporates a coffee bar area and casual seating which will provide a comfortable area for fellowship before and after services.
It is hoped that by providing this modern building which can accommodate the requirements and expectations of today’s society that Drumreagh will be a congregation which will be able and equipped to continue to serve and glorify God in this community and beyond, both now and in the future.
A book written by S Alexander Blair to commemorate 150 years of Drumreagh described the church as ‘the meetinghouse near the cross’; this is a true description of the heart of this congregation, a people who attribute the ethos of their life as a church to their ‘nearness’ to the cross.
As the Psalmist reminds us “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it:” Psalm 127:1.
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Drumreagh Presbyterian Church
1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from data that we hold or may hold in the future . Processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).
2. Who are we?
We, The Session of Drumreagh Presbyterian Church, are the data controller (contact details below). This means that we decide how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
We comply with our obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; storing and destroying it securely; not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: -
· To enable us to provide pastoral care for the benefit of the membership of the church ;
· To administer membership records;
· To fundraise and promote the interests of the charity;
· To manage our employees and volunteers;
· To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);
· To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at or run by us; and
· To share your contact details with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland so they can keep you informed about news and events, activities and services that will be occurring and in which you may be interested, or where you hold an office within the congregation that requires your details to be communicated to Presbytery or General Assembly
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
Is dependent upon the data subject (individual) and the purpose of the data processing.
Processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests which in the case of Drumreagh Presbyterian Church , is the normal day to day activities of the church such as keeping a record of your name and address on our membership list.
· Processing is carried out by us in our capacity as a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim provided: -
o the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and
o there is no disclosure to a third party without consent.
An example of this may be where a record of sensitive data may need to be kept by us so that effective pastoral care may be provided to members;
· Explicit consent of the data subject. An example of this would be your consent to joining a mailing list so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about PCI events;
· Processing is necessary for us to comply with the law. Examples of this could be our legal obligations to maintain certain records so that we may carry out our obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or a collective agreement; and
· Processing is necessary for us to protect the vital interests of a data subject that cannot physically or legally give consent. An example of this may be for us to run special needs activities.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church. We will not normally share your personal data with any third party and will only share your data with third parties outside of ourselves with your consent.
Where we use other organisations to provide a service (such as cloud storage) they are only selected if they are GDPR compliant, they will only use your data as instructed by us.
6. How long do we keep your personal data?
This can vary, we retain members’ data while it is still current; gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate; and presbytery or congregational registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently. Where consent has been obtained, for example – for membership of an organisation or to attend a one-off activity we will normally retain this for one year.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: -
· The right to request a copy of your personal data which we hold about you;
· The right to request that we correct any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
· The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for us to retain such data;
· The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
· The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller
· The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
· The right to object to the processing of personal data.
· The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Privacy Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9. Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact Data Protection Lead, Ronnie Marshall at , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Dependant on your Supervisory Authority:
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF
You can contact the Data Protection Commissioner (Ireland) on +353 (0761) 104 800; via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by writing to: The Data Protection Commissioner, Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 AP23
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