Corrymeela marks the fiftieth Anniversary of the Republican Easter Rising in Dublin by holding a conference entitled 'Community 1966, a joint Protestant and Roman Catholic Conference'. Such a joint venture is unique at this time. The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Captain Terence O'Neill uses the opportunity to make a plea for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. A number of other significant conferences are held at Corrymeela which contribute to the development of voluntary movements and organisations such as the Northern Ireland Housing Association, The Northern Ireland Hospice Movement, The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association and Integrated Education. Members of the Community run Summer Family Weeks at Corrymeela for those who can t afford holidays.
Volunteers lead programmes with families, children, and pensioners.
Work camps of volunteers continue to renovate and adapt the buildings and the site. The protest movement for civil rights is overtaken by violence marking the beginning of what is referred to as 'the troubles'. Corrymeela members are involved in Community Projects in Belfast, and run Summer Play Schemes in potentially troubled areas. Individual members of Corrymeela involved in the formation of Alliance, a political party whose aim is to attract both Protestants and Catholics. On the 9th August 300 people are interned on suspicion of having paramilitary connections.