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ST PAUL’S CHURCH DIAMOND GRANGE
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
(Philippians 4:4)
Rector: Revd David Hilliard, The Rectory, 5 Tarthlogue Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh BT62 1RB
Scroll down for Rector's Welcome.
Current Events
Tartaraghan + Diamond Grange
Growing communities of faith, reaching out in Jesus’ name
We welcome you!
Church Services:
Diamond Grange: 10am
Tartaraghan: 11.30am & 6pm
Holy Communion
On the first Sunday of each month in the morning (in both churches)
On the third Sunday of each month in the evening (in Tartaraghan)
All Age Worship
On the last Sunday of each month in both churches
Healing Service
On the last Sunday of each month in Tartaraghan Parish Church at 6pm
Church Activities
Prayer Circle
A meeting at the Rectory for prayer and testimony on 7th day of each month
Contact: Rev David Hilliard
Bible Study Group
Meets on occasional Thursdays in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Rev David Hilliard
Choir (Tartaraghan)
The Choir practices on Wednesday evenings at 8pm in the church
Contact: Roger Jarvis
Choir (Diamond Grange)
The Choir meets for practices as required
Contact: Sandra Rodgers
Sunday School - Tartaraghan
Meets on Sundays at the Parish Hall 10.30am – 11.10am
Contact: Joan Willis
Crèche during Sunday service - Tartaraghan
(Children welcome in church and may go to the Sports Hall during the service)
Contact: Gail Higginson
Sunday School & Crèche – Diamond Grange
Meets on Sundays
(Children welcome in church and go out to the Parish Hall during the service)
Contact: Heather Robinson
Youth Fellowship (age 14+)
Meets one Friday per month at 8pm in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Charlotte-Anne Wells
Mothers’ Union - Christian Care for families
Monthly meetings on Mondays at 8pm in both Parish Halls alternatively
Contact: Louise Hilliard or
Georgie Turkington
Parents & Tots (for babies and small children & their carers)
Fridays from 10am – 12 noon during school term in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Mary Benson
Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS)
Meets on Wednesdays 6.30pm – 7.45pm in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Doris Killow
Boys’ Brigade (BB)
Captain: David Neill
Meets on Fridays as follows:
Anchor Boys 6.45pm – 8pm in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Julie Cardwell
Junior Boys 6.45pm – 8.00pm in Tartaraghan Sports Hall
Contact: Ceara Dickson
Company Section 8.00pm – 10.00pm in Tartaraghan Sports Hall
Contact: Trevor Hughes
Duke of Edinburgh Award Group ‘TARGET’ (age 14 – 25)
Monday or Tuesday evenings in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Frances Kerr
Social Club
Meets Thursdays 7.30pm – 9.30pm (in winter) in Tartaraghan Parish Hall
Contact: Mary Odgers
Walking Club
Meets Thursdays at 7pm (in summer) at Tartaraghan Church Car Park
Contact: Mary Odgers
BB Old Boy’s Football
Meets on Thursday evenings at Tartaraghan Sports Hall (8pm – 10pm)
Contact: Alan Hewitt
BB Boy’s Football
Meets on Wednesday evenings at Tartaraghan Sports Hall
Ages 4 – 6 & 7 – 11
Contact: Mark Jackson
BB Under 18’s Football
Meets on Tuesday evenings at Tartaraghan Sports Hall (8pm – 10pm)
Contact: Alan Robinson
Rector's Welcome
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A message of welcome from the Rector, the Revd David Hilliard
You are very welcome to our Website – and to come to our Church.
St Paul’s Church, Diamond Grange is a church in a rural area of County Armagh, in the Diocese of Armagh, in the middle of Northern Ireland. The nearest town is Portadown, 5 miles to the east. The city of Armagh is 10 miles away to the south-west. The Church is situated on Annagora Road in the town-land of Grange Lower. It stands in a quiet rural area. The countryside around the Church is made up of apple orchards and open fields, dotted with dwelling houses. The church was built in 1926 and consecrated in 1927. Prior to 1927, church services took place in the Schoolhouse. This Schoolhouse (beside the Church) was adapted to serve as a Parish Hall in more recent years. The former Rectory is situated nearby, but has not been in use as a rectory since 1919, when the Parish was grouped with Kilmore. This arrangement was dissolved in 1979, when Diamond was grouped with Tartaraghan, and Kilmore with St Saviour’s Parish.
Today, we are a living congregation in the Diocese of Armagh, which is one of 12 Dioceses of the Church of Ireland, itself part of the world-wide Anglican Communion made up of over 70 million people throughout the world. There are approximately 50 families in the Parish of Diamond Grange, most of these live in the rural area surrounding the church. Services are at 10.00am each Sunday. The Book of Common Prayer (2004) and the new Church Hymnal (5th edition) are in use. We hope that you enjoy this Website and that we may see you in the Diamond Grange where together, in the spirit of St Paul, we rejoice in the Lord always.
Diamond Grange Parish has had a long association for many years with CMS, the Church Missionary Society (Ireland). At present, we support the work of CMS in Kajiado Diocese, Kenya.
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Church records have survived as follows:
Baptisms from 1877 and Marriages from 1910.
THE RECTOR:
The present Rector is the Revd David Hilliard B.Th. He was ordained Deacon in 1991 for the Parish of St Philip & St James, Holywood, Co. Down, and priested in 1992. He served in Holywood until 1994, when he became Curate Assistant in St Gobhan’s Parish, Seagoe, Portadown, Co. Armagh. He was instituted as Rector of the Parishes of Tartaraghan & Diamond in 1996. He lives in Tartaraghan Rectory, Tarthlogue Road, approximately three miles from St Paul’s Church, Diamond Grange. He is married to Louise and they have one child, Jonathan.
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