What an amazing event venue! I attended the press launch of Belfast Fashion Week and initially when…read moreI found out where it was going to be hosted I was surprised. I thought Belfast's fashionistas would have chosen a more opulent venue but once I entered the Life Church i was blown away by what was on offer. Firstly the location is amazing, about a five minute walk from GV Street Station and opposite a car park it couldn't have been any more accessible if it tried. To get into life church you must first walk under an arch, today the arch was beautifully decorated with fairly lights creating a lovely ambiance on entry. Once inside the venue was much more spacious than I expected although the low roof and exposed beams make it a more intimate feeling. Today we were watching a presentation and the sound carried perfectly. I believe that Fashion week had decorated the venue, and they did a great job. This is somewhere I had previously not been but I am very impressed by what I have seen.

Have been here on Sunday evenings and for other events. Including the great women's groups wants…read morethey run;breakfasts,talks,discussions... They clan there are very very welcoming and friendly. You will not be over looked in this place and will be made to feel at home. The decor is creative and vintage and is constantly updated. The music and preaching is vibrant and lively. They have a nice cafe facility.

I walk past this oddly placed church every day I'm working in the paper and I did actually call in…read morea while back simply to admire the architecture (some of Belfast's churches beggar belief) I'm not a religious man to say the least but the one positive thing it has brought into our lives is fantastically beautiful art and perfectly formed buildings. Inside this little church is pretty much typical of many around the city - the usual religious iconography, wooden bench seating and marble fittings. Admittedly not as impressive as the huge St Annes Cathedral on down the road a bit but still.

Saint Anne's Cathedral is the centerpiece of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. Construction began in…read more1899 and that initial design was complete and consecrated in 1904. It has undergone a number of extensions and expansions throughout the ages. One of those improvements is the 40 meter tall stainless steel "Spire of Hope" that was installed in 2007. (Derivative of the spire in Dublin, hmmm?) The cathedral is quite active with services held pretty much every day. And if you're not familiar with the story of the Black Santa, it's pretty awesome how they have completely leaned in to it. [Review 1868 of 2024 - 852 in United Kingdom - 22890 overall]

I loved the approach to St Anne / Belfast cathedral as the route we took went thru an area called…read moreWriter's Square and it was a nice reminder that Jonathan Swift had previously worked at the Belfast cathedral The outside is lovely, but unfortunately we couldn't go in as they charge £3 and we decide to miss seeing the grave of Calder as well as the maze near the pulpit (apparently following the white lines leads you to the altar while the black lines leave you go around in circles!) Note: #233 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016

Also know as Donegall pass elim…read more It's quite a small church. Has a modern approach to presenting the Gospel. There are lots of programmes in here for all ages. If you turn of Donegall pass and down the side of the street there is a small car park within the church grounds.

Visited here on the 50th Anniversary of Ian Paisley's pastorate. Highly fundamentalist, head…read morecoverings, KJV only (Paisley: "...the Authorized version, not one of those modern perversions...), but interesting from a historical perspective. Paisley died about 5 years ago so he is no longer around.

This might make for an interesting stop on a political tour of Belfast. This is Ian Paisley's…read morechurch. Yes. THAT Ian Paisley. They've got his name on the sign up front and another on the meeting hall behind the building. My personal favorite part of the Martyrs Memorial Church is the clock on the front with the reminder that "Time is Short". On Sundays they have two masses and a Wednesday night prayer session.

Clean, easy to see facility that is well maintained with courteous employees and volunteers.read more

So when I visited in August 2016, the facade was under construction so you could only just make out…read morethe glimpses of the gorgeous statuary underneath. It's a lovely warm stone and the church looks very intimate from the outside but when you go in, it's pretty big but it still feels like a warm embrace. The church is truly a masterpiece of gothic revival architecture, so glad it's being restored. My sole purpose for visiting here was to check out the €1 million triptych painting donated Sir John Lavery called "Madonna of the Lakes" to this church as he was baptized here. Our guide told us that the painting had been damaged in a fire during the Belfast Blitz, but since then it's been restored beautifully. This model for this painting was Lavery's wife and she's rumored to have had an affair with Michael Collins, so history once again comes full circle. Best of all, it's still free to visit this church so step in and check out this lovely luminous paintings and also get a wee bit of a rest (caveat - can only do this if a mass is not happening)! Note: #234 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016

Went there this am to their 10.30am service. It didn't start at that time. Hence the ratings of 4…read morestars. I have a major issue with stuff not starting in time. The church have only recently started meeting here. There have been on the go for ages but have not owned a building until now. And they have only started meeting in the morning instead of evening. People where welcoming and there was coffee at the door. Ethically sourced good quality stuff. It's an old buildings with a more modern stamp. Nice touch to have a birds eye view of Belfast projected onto the wall. The image and graphics etc are modern and fresh. The style of the service etc is more old school. It's a strange mix. The worship is a good length. The talk was about half an hour. People where friendly and came over to talk to me.

Top notch spiritual experience. I'm a regular here. I…read moreparticularly like attending cafe church at 12noon Sundays. Good coffee and tray bakes,teaching and social.