Diocese of Down & Dromore

The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer, Church Street/Banbridge Road, Dromore

About

Dromore Cathedral has been at the heart of Dromore for centuries. The Cathedral seeks to serve the community by bringing Christ’s compassion, love and hope of salvation to people of all ages. Our mission is to grow God’s Kingdom by being a centre of worship, compassion, healing and outreach to – everyone in our community. Dromore Cathedral stands ready to teach, challenge, care and love each person no matter where they find themselves on their journey.

The Cathedral is an active parish church with a wide demographic of about 500 families, but also serves an important role in Diocesan life. There is evidence of worship on the site since 510AD, when St Colman of Dromore established a church on the banks of the River Lagan. The church was rebuilt numerous times in the 16th and 17th centuries and was made a Cathedral by Letters Patent in 1609, before being destroyed by rebel insurgents in 1651. The present building was originally constructed in 1661 by Bishop Jeremy Taylor and has been expanded several times to its present size – the most recent section being added in 1899.

The Cathedral aims to provide meaningful worship for people of all ages through a variety of services.

Our Sunday worship pattern is;

• An early morning celebration of Holy Communion (on the second Sunday of the month);
• Contemporary worship at Cathedral Praise (incorporating Kingdom Kids (Sunday School) and BOOST), on the first and third Sunday of the month);
• Worship together as one Church Family with a mix of traditional hymns and contemporary worship songs (on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday of the month);
• A service of Morning Prayer using the Book of Common Prayer (on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month);
• An Evening service twice a month with Holy Communion usually on the 1st Sunday of the month and Evening Epilogue usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month, NO evening service during July and August).

We have many organisations for various age and interest groups, both spiritual and recreational.

Parish organisations;

• Parish Prayer 1st Monday at 7.30pm (Prayer Room, Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Contemplative Prayer 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7.30pm (Prayer Room, Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Craft Class every Tuesday at 10.30am (Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Girls’ Brigade every Tuesday from 6.15pm (The Cathedral Hall) (Sept to March)
• Bible Class 2nd Wednesday at 7.30pm (Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Mothers’ Union 4th Wednesday at 7.30pm (Clayton Memorial Hall or The Cathedral Hall)
• History Reading Group Wednesdays as advised (Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Pickleball most Wednesdays at 7:30pm (The Cathedral Hall)
• The Table Community Lunch 3rd Thursday at 12.00pm (The Cathedral Hall)
• The Cathedral Choir Tuesdays or Thursdays as advised at 7.30pm (Upper Room, Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Praise Team Thursdays as advised at 7.30pm (Clayton Room, Clayton Memorial Hall)
• Kingdom Kids (Sunday School) Sundays* from 10:00am/10:45am (The Cathedral & Cathedral Hall)
• Creche Sundays* from 10:00am/10:45am (The Cathedral & Cathedral Hall)
  
• BOOST youth 1st & 2nd Sundays* (starting in church at 10:00am/10:45am, then Upper Room)
• CONNECT youth 3rd Sunday at 7:00pm (various venues including Upper Room TBC)
• PULSE youth 4th Sunday at 7:00pm (various venues including Upper Room TBC)
• Christianity Explored Sunday evenings at 6:45pm (April to May 2026)
• Discipleship Explored Sunday evenings at 6:45pm (October to December 2026)

[* depending on service times, see weekly notices, parish magazine or social media for monthly details]

Community Organisations;

• First Steps (parent & toddler group) Mondays at 10:30am (The Cathedral Hall) during term time.
• The Pringle Club (a social club for young adults with a learning or physical disability – part of the Paul Russell Foundation) 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:00pm (The Cathedral Hall)
• SOMA Singers (a singing group for all ages and abilities) Thursdays as advised (Clayton Memorial Hall or The Cathedral Hall)

We seek to extend our care and ministry to the world through an active mission partnership with Maridi Diocese in South Sudan and by supporting local mission through Via Wings and Youth for Christ.

Directions

• Dromore is on the main Belfast to Dublin Road (A1) 7 miles south of Lisburn, 4 miles from Royal Hillsborough, and 8 miles north of Banbridge.

• Coming from the North, take the Hillsborough Road junction, proceed through Market Square and along Church Street to a mini–roundabout. The Cathedral stands at the corner of the roundabout, between the Banbridge and Lurgan Roads. Coming from Lurgan, the mini–roundabout is approx. 400 metres beyond the bridge across the A1 dual carriageway. Arriving from the South, take the Banbridge Road exit from the A1 into Dromore and proceed to the mini–roundabout, the Cathedral is on the left.

• A car park is provided at the Cathedral Hall on Upper Church Street.

• The Parish Office (Mon,Tue,Thu & Fri: 9.00am – 1.00pm) is located in the Clayton Memorial Hall, 30 Church Street.