Title: A history of the First Presbyterian Church Belfast, 1644-1983
First published: 1983
Description: The first Presbyterian congregation in Belfast was founded about 1644. A meeting house was built on Rosemary Lane. By 1708 the congregation was large enough to divide, the original group becoming the First or Old Congregation. The Second congregation built a meeting house behined the original church. In 1720 a schism arose when Samuel Haliday became minister of the First Congregation, resulting in the formation of a third congregation, the Rosemary Street Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian Church became known for a time as the First Unitarian Church of Belfast.
Subjects: First Presbyterian Church Belfast, History, Church history, Belfast First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
LC classification: BX9062.B4