About Us

For over 360 years, Carnmoney Church has stood as a beacon of faith and community — its roots stretching back to 1657, and even earlier to a meeting house established in 1622. As one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in Ireland, its legacy is woven into the spiritual fabric of this land, continuing to impact lives through generations of worship, witness, and unwavering hope.

Our Vision

Our ALL IN strategy outlines the identity we carry, what we need as a community and how we move on from here under God’s guidance. For us in Carnmoney this is what it means to be ALL IN:

Everyone contributes,
Everywhere they are in,
Everyway they can as servants of Christ.

  • We aim to help everyone grow deeper in their faith, laying strong foundations for greater understanding, commitment, and passion. Our goal is not just to have members, but to cultivate a church of true disciples.

  • We aim to be a church that feels like a big family, where everyone connects and shares life in close community. Though we're large, we focus on small groups to help people find belonging.

  • We aim to reach beyond our congregation, sharing the good news of Jesus with our community, city, and the nations.

Our Team

  • Stuart Hawthorne

    Minister

  • Matthew Audley

    Creative & Communications Lead

  • Shane Bell

    Worship Associate

  • Dan Black

    Discipleship Associate

  • Claire Child

    Pastoral Associate

  • Graham Craig

    Foodbank Manager

  • Lauren McMechan

    Youth Associate

  • Emma McCullough

    Family & Children Associate

  • Nikki Strain

    Compassion Associate

  • Gillian White

    Administrator

ALL-IN Ministry Areas

Our ministries in Carnmoney are split into 8 key areas that are accountable to our elders, and which each have team leaders, core teams & volunteer teams.

  • Cultivate a community marked by God’s presence & by prayer

  • Engage everyone in a discipleship journey

  • Meet the needs of the most vulnerable

  • Engage more people with Jesus

  • Cultivate a culture of every-member care

  • Partner together to walk alongside every young person

  • Resourcing ministry in Carnmoney

  • Expand God’s Kingdom in central Belfast

Statement of Faith.

We are part of the Presbyterian family of churches in Ireland (PCI) and adhere to orthodox Christian belief as outlined in the Apostles' Creed. We hold that the word of God as contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testament is the only infallible rule of faith and practice and the supreme standard of our faith. We support and adhere to the Presbyterian form of Church Government and we seek to play our part in the wider church.

Church Plant

Central Belfast

Planted in late 2016, David Dickinson led a team into Belfast. It’s a young, vibrant, growing community, worshipping in May Street right in the heart of the city centre.