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First Belfast, Belfast, Presbyterian (Non-subscribing)
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Photograph of First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast
Photograph of sign outside First Presbyterian church, Rosemary Street, Belfast
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First Presbyterian Church,
Rosemary Street,
Belfast
County Antrim
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- 1644: Congregation founded.
- Pre-1668: Small Meeting House opened on the corner of North Street & Royal Avenue.
- 1695: Congregation moved to a new larger church on Rosemary Street.
- 1708: New larger church built on Rosemary Street.
- 1783: Present building erected.
- PRONI (Belfast): Baptisms 1757-1977; Marriages 1790-1930; Burials 1712-1736 (with funeral accounts); Lists of members 1760, 1775, 1781, 1783, 1790, 1812 & 1830; Minutes of committee & congregational meetings 1760-1841 & 1863-1910 (which from 1863 onwards, includes minutes of various other committees. For example the music committee, the building/ property committee & cuttings from annual reports); Lists of seat holders c1821-1825 & 1865-1900; Printed history of the church published in 1944; Typescript abstracts from church minute books1760-1980 (which provide a quick means of access to important events in the life of the church).
It is located at NW4627429897 (Lat/Lon 54.600337, -5.929892). You can see this on maps provided by:
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