This was a Seceder congregation and its members were among the first to write to Scotland for help. It was originally called Lisburn and joined with the Seceders in Moira to call Mr John Hume who was ordained in 1753. Ten years later Mr Hume resigned the Lisburn part of the charge and about the same time the congregation removed from Lisburn to a site given them by Mrs Law of Hillhall and from this period the congregation became Hillhall. The first minister of Hillhall was Mr Alexander Grier, ordained in 1769.
The original earthen-floored, thatch-roofed Meeting House was renovated in 1826 and rebuilt again in 1876. A manse was built in 1868, the church hall in 1893 and the present church in 1902. The Rev Hugh Young was installed in May 1953 and in 1956 a pipe organ was installed. The Rev Jack Richardson was installed in June 1982 and during his ministry a new suite of halls was opened in May 1987 and a manse in 1995. The church halls were destroyed in an arson attack in November 1999 and built and reopened in September 2002.
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 ~3500 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.
The cache
The cache is a homemade black magnetic micro. The log should be simple enough to extract but you'll need to bring your own writing implement. The Hillhall Road can be quite busy at times, but the cache should be an easy find so just wait for your opportunity to grab it. No sign = no find.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHIRLWIND, DRIVER AND SECURITY, BIG BLUE BOX, LEGODUDE1 AND SNEEZYONE FOR THE FIRST TO FIND!