Ray Presbyterian Church, Manorcunningham

Ray (pronounced `Rye’) Presbyterian Church is situated on the edge of the village of Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal, just off the N13 between Letterkenny and L’Derry. From the main street of the village take the road opposite the Church of Ireland, drive up the hill and you’ll find us on the right hand side.

The current minister is Rev. Nigel D. Craig; he was ordained and installed as minister of Ray and Newtowncunningham congregations in 2007.

Each Sunday around 180 people of all ages meet together for worship in our newly refurbished and modernised church building. Our services, which last about an hour, follow the familiar simple patterns of Presbyterian worship (prayer, praise, Scripture reading, preaching, baptism and communion), yet with contemporary freshness. Each week Rev. Nigel takes a passage from the Bible and, with God's help, attempts to explain its relevance to our lives.

There are toilet and crèche facilities available during worship. The services are recorded each week on DVD. We love to welcome guests, regardless of denomination.

There are about 145 families (circa 400 people) connected to Ray. Throughout the week/ month we have a range of regular activities. Each Thursday we meet for Bible Study and prayer with members of Newtowncunningham church. For children and young people and we have a Sunday School, Bible Class, Youth Club, and Brownies. We also have a Presbyterian Women’s group, a men’s fellowship `Mentor,’ badminton and bowling clubs. In addition to these `in-house’ organisations we run a weekly `Good News Club’ in the Manorcunningham Resource Centre, where we welcome children from across the community. Our church also has historic links with Glenmaquin National School. One of our members, Ruth Lockhart, is serving with Child Evangelism Fellowship in Switzerland.