At Glenabbey we desire to see more people changed into devoted and mature followers of Jesus Christ as we live out the reality of the relationship we have with him and with one another.

Who We Are

Glenabbey is a Christian Church - a group of people who are united by our faith in Jesus as the unique Son of God, by our shared spiritual life, by our commitment to the Bible as God's truth and by our vision of spiritual community. We meet together in both large group and small group contexts, in our warehouse in Glengormley, to the North of Belfast and in various homes across South East Antrim. 

 

The best way of finding out what we are like is to come along on a Sunday morning and see for yourself, click here for more details.

 

To really experience Glenabbey life we encourage you to drop into one of our Homegroups, click here for more details.

 

Please introduce yourself to us, we would love to get to know you and welcome you to Glenabbey.

What We Believe

Glenabbey is a non-denominational fellowship of people who are united by their commitment to Jesus Christ and who are seeking to express that commitment in ways that both relate to and challenge contemporary Irish culture.

 

Below is our Statement of Faith, for more details email: info@glenabbey.org.uk

 

  • The Bible - as originally given, is inspired by God. Through it God speaks to us and every word is infallible. It is our only authority for what we believe and practise.
  • God - there is only one God, revealed in the Bible as three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, co-eternal and co-equal.
  • The Lord Jesus Christ - the Son of God, became man, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He is both eternal God and a perfect, sinless man. God is love, and through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross He has provided the way in which sinful people can be brought into a right relationship with Him. The death of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only sacrifice for sin and through it there is freedom from the guilt and penalty of sin.On the third day after His crucifixion the Lord Jesus Christ was raised bodily from the dead and in His risen, glorified body He ascended into heaven to the right hand of God the Father. The Lord Jesus Christ will return in person for those who have believed in Him, both those who have died and those who are alive, and together they will be with Him for ever.
  • Man - created by God in His image and likeness, sinned. As a result all men are sinful and guilty before God and subject to God’s righteous wrath and condemnation.
  • Salvation - can not be earned or deserved. It is God’s free gift, given when a person repents and trusts Jesus Christ, acknowledging Him both as Saviour and Lord. Because of God’s undeserved love and mercy the person who trusts in Christ receives complete forgiveness of sins, becomes a child of God and receives eternal life which they can never lose. There will be a final judgement when those who have not been saved will suffer eternal punishment.
  • The Holy Spirit - indwells every believer from the moment of conversion. His major task is to glorify the Lord Jesus in the life of the believer, producing increasing likeness to Christ in character and behaviour. It is the Holy Spirit who gives the power to fight against sin and to witness to the world. He also gives gifts to build up the church.
  • The Church - there is one universal Church - the Body of Christ. Into this body, of which the Lord Jesus Christ is Head, all believers are baptised in the Holy Spirit at the moment of conversion.

Where We Meet

We meet in a warehouse just off the Ballycraigy Road in Glengormley. Click here for more details

When We Meet

Our large group gatherings meet at 9.30 & 11.30 am on Sunday Mornings. We also meet at 6.30 pm on the 4th Sunday of the month for a time of praise, communion, prayer and sharing.

 

Our small group gatherings meet on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, click here for more information.

 

For further information contact the office, phone (028) 9084 9600 or email: info@glenabbey.org.uk.

Minstry Leaders

David Mairs - Missions Ministry Team

David is married to Vivienne and they have three adult children. Formerly in management in the IT industry, he is now on the full-time staff of Glenabbey, where his responsibilities include managing the staff, leading Missions and assisting in pastoral care.

David Currie - Maintenance Team

David Torrens - Homegroups

David is married to Mary and their family is made up of two adult children, Peter and Alison. David has worked for IBM for over 30 years, living in England, the USA and Dublin before settling in Parkgate. He has been actively involved in a variety of Christian work and has served as an elder in 5 churches in 4 countries. He and his family have been part of Glenabbey for over 6 years.

Gareth Black - Senior Youth

Gareth is happily married to the lovely Amy and they currently reside in Whiteabbey. He has been a Christian for over 10 years and his interests are bible teaching, sport, and music. He has a passion to encourage others to make their life count by loving with God with everything and loving their neighbour as themselves. He has been on staff at Glenabbey since June 2010 as Senior Youth Coordinator.

Iain Johnston - Finance

Iain is married to Deirdre and they have four adult children, Scott, Matthew, Alice  and Luke. Iain has worked in financial services since 1982 and is currently with an Independent Advisory Business in east Belfast. At Glenabbey Iain is involved as part of a Home Group leadership team and as part of the Finance team.

Madeline Mehaffy - Childrens Ministry

Madeline is married to Tom and they have 3 grown up children who all recently got married. Tom and Madeline live in Ballyclare. She has been attending Glenabbey for 15 years and has been on staff for the last 10 years having previously worked as a cook. Madeline has been involved in children's ministry in some shape or form since she was a teenager which was not yesterday!!!

Ricky Mehaffy - Junior Youth

As a man who never gives up, Ricky still clings on to faint hope of playing for Liverpool Football Club. He recently married Julie and together they live in an apartment that smells of rich mahogany and is full of many leather bound books. Ricky completed his degree in Maths before starting as in Intern at Glenabbey in 2004. After that he joined the Glenabbey staff as co-ordinator of the Junior Youth Ministry. 

Suzanne Bennett - Music Ministry

Suzanne is a peripatetic piano tutor who works for Glenabbey 2 mornings per week looking after our Music Ministry. She is married to Alistair and has 2 children, Evie & Luke.

John Dyson - Equipping

John is married to Lynne and they have 2 children, Charlotte and Sam. John is employed as a Senior Manager in Royal Mail looking after Sales and Marketing in Ireland.  Previously he has taught English, RE and Drama at Belfast Royal Academy and also taught at RBAI. John is currently heading up our equipping ministry.

Lucas Parks - Church Planting

Lucas is married to Susan and they have two daughters, and are expecting another child in September. Lucas lived in Northern Ireland until the age of six, when his parents moved to the U.S. He and his family returned to N. Ireland in 2005.  Lucas earned a degree in Theology, and has been in full time ministry for 14 years, joining the staff at Glenabbey in October of 2009. He enjoys watching football (American), rugby (Irish), the Belfast music scene, and all things church planting.

Linda Mulholland - Administration

Linda is married to Eric and they have 2 adult children and 1 grandchild. She worked for a number of years as a medical secretary in the Health Service, followed by some time as an administrator with a Christian charity. She has been on staff at Glenabbey since Jan 1997.

Neil Seymour - Production

Neil is married to Sharon and they have two children Andrew and Jonathan. Neil works as a programme manager for Vodafone travelling to various customer sites around the world. Neil has been coming to Glenabbey for over 10 years and currently leads the technical production team.

Deane Houston - Pastoral & Community

Deane is married to Helen and they have two children. Having spent three decades in the Voluntary & Charitable Sectors, Deane joined the staff team of Glenabbey in July 2007. He has passion for getting alongside people especially those who are bruised, hurting and broken.

Eldership Team

David Mairs - Missions Ministry Team

David is married to Vivienne and they have three adult children. Formerly in management in the IT industry, he is now on the full-time staff of Glenabbey, where his responsibilities include managing the staff, leading Missions and assisting in pastoral care.

David Beasant

David is married to Alyson and they have two adult daughters. In addition to his eldership responsibilities, David leads a Home Group and is part of the site development team. He is a senior engineer with the electricity service.

David Torrens - Homegroups

David is married to Mary and their family is made up of two adult children, Peter and Alison. David has worked for IBM for over 30 years, living in England, the USA and Dublin before settling in Parkgate. He has been actively involved in a variety of Christian work and has served as an elder in 5 churches in 4 countries. He and his family have been part of Glenabbey for over 6 years.

Iain Johnston - Finance

Iain is married to Deirdre and they have four adult children, Scott, Matthew, Alice  and Luke. Iain has worked in financial services since 1982 and is currently with an Independent Advisory Business in east Belfast. At Glenabbey Iain is involved as part of a Home Group leadership team and as part of the Finance team.

John Dyson - Equipping

John is married to Lynne and they have 2 children, Charlotte and Sam. John is employed as a Senior Manager in Royal Mail looking after Sales and Marketing in Ireland.  Previously he has taught English, RE and Drama at Belfast Royal Academy and also taught at RBAI. John is currently heading up our equipping ministry.

Keith Jackson

Keith is married to Hazel. They have 3 children: Katie, Beth and Mark. In addition to his eldership responsibilties Keith also leads a Home Group.

Neil Seymour - Production

Neil is married to Sharon and they have two children Andrew and Jonathan. Neil works as a programme manager for Vodafone travelling to various customer sites around the world. Neil has been coming to Glenabbey for over 10 years and currently leads the technical production team.

Stephen Hamill

Stephen is married to Mildred and they have three children. Stephen works for McLaughlin and Harvey. At Glenabbey Stephen is currently involved with the Finance and Site Development teams.

Gilbert Lennox

Gilbert is married to Heather and they have four adult children. He was formerly Head of Modern Languages in Ballyclare High School, but is now full-time on the staff of Glenabbey with particular responsibilities in the areas of Bible teaching and leadership.

Noel Reid

Noel is married to Sandra, and they have four adult children. In addition to his eldership responsibilities, he is particularly involved in pastoral care. He has his own local florist business.