Welcome to the cache "Church Micro IE 288 - Fisherwick Presbyterian."
Brief cache information:
The cache is a magnetic nano. Please exercise stealth when finding and replacing this cache and please look at the parking coordinates provided if you come here by car.
I have chosen the parking coordinates thoughtfully, so as you are navigating to this cache you can walk past the front of the church and enjoy the view of the church. Please be aware that it is an urban area therefore there are many muggles present.
Getting to this cache
By driving:
(STARTING AT CITY CENTRE) Follow the A1 out of town, South Belfast direction. You will get to a point where Lisburn road and Malone road split, take the Malone road. keep going up the Malone road until you reach the SET PARKING COORDINATES (chlorine gardens)
By public transport:
Option 1: (STARTING AT CITY CENTRE) Take Metro bus 8A (Erinvale) and get off the bus at Chlorine Gardens bus stop. Then, walk NORTH until you reach GZ
Option 2: (STARTING AT EUROPA BUS CENTRE) Take Ulsterbus 524 OR 524A (Lisburn) and get off the bus at Chlorine Gardens bus stop. Then, walk NORTH until you reach GZ
Information on Fisherwick Presbyterian Church:
History:
Fisherwick Place Church was founded in the early nineteenth century (1823) when it was one of four Presbyterian congregations in the city of Belfast. The original church was situated in Fisherwick Place and a photographs of the exterior and interior are below. The original photographs can be seen in the Session room. By the end of the nineteenth century Belfast had expanded and the population had moved to the suburbs. In 1897 the Fisherwick Place congregation agreed to sell their building to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to provide a site for their headquarters and to move to the present site on the Malone Road. An architectural competition was held, which was won by S P Close, and this is the building you are now standing in. The church is in the neo-Gothic style, typical of the late Victorian/Edwardian period. Unusually for a Presbyterian church it is cruciform in shape. The building was opened in 1901 and since then a number of refurbishments have taken place, altering the internal layout. The two most significant of these were in 1967 and 2004-6. The first saw the insertion of the central aisle, the addition of a pulpit canopy. The second saw the removal of some pews at the rear to provide more flexible space for conversation. The Tea Point and the Resources Area were added. New lighting was installed, the interior re-plastered and repainted, the side chapels were created and a new stained glass window and modern artwork were installed. Fisherwick gathers its congregation from a wide area across Belfast and beyond. It has a varied programme to cater for a wide age range from our senior members to our children and toddlers. The church has a strong and varied musical tradition, including choral music and more contemporary. Fisherwick has always been a congregation that has looked outwards. It has throughout its history been actively involved in God’s work overseas, both by members of the congregation serving abroad and by generous giving. It is also active in the local community through links with other local churches and a social outreach programme.
That was an extract from the "History of Fisherwick Booklet 2015" from the churches web page
For MORE INFORMATION on FISHERWICK PRESBYTERIAN you may find a DETAILED booklet on the history, current day information and past and current ministers online.
"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 thousands 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 I can add it."
My congratulations goes to jarahada for claiming the "First To Find"