The following is taken from ‘Lisburn’s Rich Church Heritage’ by John Kelly.
It is locally said that this church was built about 1686 and that the original roof was of oak and shingles. In about 1792 the shingles were replaced with a slate roof. However, in 1827 it was again unroofed and the old oak with which it was originally roofed was sold by auction for the benefit of the new repairs. The sidewalls were raised 6 feet and a new roof added. The present spire was added later, at an expense exceeding £100. The neighbourhood in which the church is situated, and from which it takes its local name of “Soldierstown” church, derived that term from a troop of horse and two companies of foot soldiers having been stationed for some time in a hamlet, near the church, during the 1641 wars. In 1899 a major refurbishment of the church was carried out - new seating was installed and the old ceiling removed and the roof lined with pitch pine (the old oak was sold by auction for the benefit of the repairs). A new pulpit and prayer desk were installed and the old chancel was replaced. The Parish Hall was built in 1982 and the slates on the church roof were replaced and damaged rafters repaired. In 1999 the tower was completely renovated, re-plastered and made weather proof.
The cache is a camouflaged nano, and contains just a log roll, so please bring your own pen. An implement to get the log out may also be a help.
The Church Micro IE series is open to everyone; if you have a church you would like to place a cache at then please contact THE_Chris through Geocaching.com. This is to keep track of the numbers of the churches and give you the general format for the cache page. In the UK there are ~1500 caches in the series so we have some catching up to do! Also, if you currently have a published cache at a church that you would like to include in the series, get in contact and we can add it.