Exterior

You are standing outside First Derry Presbyterian Church.

Located within the City’s historic walls, First Derry Presbyterian Church has a significant historical context. It is believed to be on the site of an earlier Presbyterian church founded in 1690, as a reward for the bravery of the Presbyterians during the Siege of Derry in 1689.

It is difficult to date the precise origins of a distinct Presbyterian congregation in the city.  While Presbyterians were present from the time of the Plantation, the first congregation probably has its origins in the late 1640s or 1650s.