William Tyndale Memorial Free Presbyterian Church

History

The witness of the Free Presbyterian Church in Donegall Avenue began with a mission in October 1977 in a wooden building placed on a then derelict site beside Tates Avenue Bridge.

After the mission, weekly meetings were held in the hall, including a Sunday afternoon Gospel service, midweek Prayer Meeting and Children’s meeting.

On 26th September 1987 the current brick building was officially opened. Mr David Anderson was placed by the Presbytery as a student Minister to lead the witness forward.

Over the next few years the work progressed steadily and in October 1991 Sunday morning services commenced. This was soon followed by the constitution of William Tyndale Memorial Free Presbyterian Church on 2nd December 1991.

In 1992 Mr David Anderson was ordained and installed as the first minister of the newly formed congregation.

A new chapter in the congregation’s history began in December 2003 when Mr Ralph Hall was asked to become the Minster of the church. Rev. Hall faithfully served as minister of the congregation until October 2013 and currently pastors the congregation in Kingston, Tasmania.

In recent days there has been much change in the district but the Church continues to reach out to the many families living in the local area. A growing ministry to the children and young people of the area provides a firm foundation for future growth, God willing. In addition to the many families in the immediate area, the congregation has a vital ministry to the numerous young people of our denomination who live in the area during the course of their university studies.

The congregation at Tyndale Church desires to be like Joseph, “a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall” Genesis 49:22, and have sought to maintain a steadfast Gospel witness not only in South Belfast but also into neighbouring West Belfast.