Our Team Leader is Stephen Smyth, who has led the church since inception. He is supported by a team of elders, the board of trustees and the board of directors.

The current team of elders were formed in June 2006. The elders are David Aicken, Edith Bell, Ernie Cahoon, Richard Craig, Alan Hamill, Bob McGowan-Smyth, Grace Polley, Stephen Smyth (Team Leader) and Marion Winter.

The Warehouse
Most of our activities take place at our main premises in Newtownards. The Warehouse is a 10,000 sq ft building with a main hall, a youth hall, a concourse area, a toddlers’ hall and a suite of offices.

In a typical week during the school term, we can have around 700 people through the building.

Brief History

Northdown CFC is an amalgamation of three churches from the Bangor, Dundonald and Newtownards area. Christian Fellowship Church Newtownards was established in Newtownards in July 1993 as a church plant from Christian Fellowship Church in Belfast.

Technical Stuff

Northdown Communityworks was incorporated as a general purpose charitable company in November 1999. Communityworks is the overall umbrella for the various initiatives undertaken.

Northdown CFC is a church established under Trust.

Northdown Communityworks is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Northern Ireland, registration number NI37440.

Massive, The Warehouse (referred to as Live at the Warehouse), Reverb, Second Half, Toddlers Waddlers and Widdlers, Warehouse Youthclub (referred to as Blisters) are independently constituted as unincorporated associations.