Ballymena, or the City of
the Seven Towers, is a
borough renowned for its
excellent trade and
retailing as well as being
the home of several
flourishing industries. It
has all the appearance of a
modern town but its recorded
history dates back to the 5th
Century.
Ballymena is often referred
to as the Bible belt of
Northern Ireland because of
the large number of churches
found within the borough.
This Christian ethos however
is not central to the
overall views of the town’s
population (some 60,000)
with church attendance
declining.
Also, in recent
years Ballymena has received
bad press due to problems
with sectarianism and its escalating drug abuse
problem.
It
is with these problems in
mind that Victory Praise
Community Church has a
desire to reach out to the
unchurched population of our
town and we believe God has
placed us here to be part of
His solution to the many
hurting people within
Ballymena. Our passion is
to reach out to everyone in
our community with the
unconditional, immeasurable
love of God.
We love our town, we love
its people and we are
committed to serving the God
who loves the people of this
town. We believe that God
has good plans for this town
and we are committed to
building a church that will
be a relevant expression of
who God really is and our
desire is to be part of
God's plan.
