St Paul's Diamond Grange Church

St Paul's Diamond Grange Church Diamond Grange Church was built in 1926. The congregation presently comprises some sixty families, and the Rector is Canon David Hilliard. R.C. Orpen, R.H.A.

It is a beautifully proportioned building in black whinstone in the Norman style of architecture. Beside the church is the Parish Hall (formerly the primary school). Surviving Diamond Grange church records consist of Baptisms from 1877 and Marriages from 1910. There is no graveyard at Diamond Church. The core of this small parish of Diamond Grange lies in the townlands of Grange Lower (904 acres)

and Grange Upper (64 acres), which in medieval times formed a Grange or farm belonging to the Abbey in Newry, and sothis Grange was part of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Newry and Mourne, even though Newry was some 15 miles distant. However, at a practical level these and some neighbouring townlands were regarded as being a district within the ancient and extensive parish of Kilmore. In the 1830's the Cope family of Loughgall, the local landlords, built a school in Grange Lower, which also served as a place of worship, and a Sunday School was also established, the duty being discharged by a Curate from Kilmore. This district (together with a small portion of Drumcree parish) was officially made into a Perpetual Curacy in 1867, and it continued to be administered by the Rector of Kilmore who appointed the Perpetual Curate,for whose accommodation a Glebe House was built in 1867. Four years later (1874),Francis Cope of Loughgall Manor, gave the sum of £3,000 upon trust for the building of a Church, the capital sum to be invested until the time of his death, which occurred in 1920. The Church was built in 1926, by which time the initial sum of £3,000 had increased to £4,613. It is a beautifully proportioned building in black whinstone in the Norman style of architecture, the Architect being Mr. of Dublin. It was Consecrated and Dedicated to St.Paul, on January 25, 1927 (the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul) .A pipe organ was installed in 1937, and the Communion Plate is inscribed "Grange O'Neiland Church, 1853." As a consequence in the decline of the rural population,the Parish of Diamond Grange was grouped with Kilmore, its mother Church, in 1919, and sixty years later, in 1979, the grouping was dissolved and it was grouped with the neighbouring parish of Tartaraghan. The congregation presently comprises some sixty families, and the Rector is Canon David Hilliard, Tartaraghan Rectory, 5 Tarthlogue Road, Portadown BT62 1RB. Diamond Grange Records consist of Baptisms from 1877 and Marriages from 1910; unfortunately the older records were destroyed in Dublin during the 1922 Civil War. There is no burial ground attached to the parish,the majority of the people having burial rights in the old Kilmore churchyard.

TOMORROW EVENING - SATURDAY 23RD MAY @ 7.30PM. EVERYONE WELCOME
22/05/2026

TOMORROW EVENING - SATURDAY 23RD MAY @ 7.30PM. EVERYONE WELCOME

DATE FOR THE DIARY - SATURDAY 23RD MAY @ 7.30PM. Everyone welcome. Please let Jim or Paul Graham know if you plan to att...
06/05/2026

DATE FOR THE DIARY - SATURDAY 23RD MAY @ 7.30PM. Everyone welcome. Please let Jim or Paul Graham know if you plan to attend, to help with numbers for catering.

03/04/2026
Concert this evening. Everyone welcome. Pay at door.
20/02/2026

Concert this evening. Everyone welcome. Pay at door.

Only 2 weeks to go still tickets available from any vestry member
06/02/2026

Only 2 weeks to go still tickets available from any vestry member

Tickets available from any vestry member

11/01/2026

Tickets available from any vestry member

19/10/2025
Harvest Services tomorrow. Everyone most welcome.
18/10/2025

Harvest Services tomorrow. Everyone most welcome.

Everyone is Invited to the Harvest Social and Supper on Saturday 25 October 2025 at 7.30Pm. 🕺 💃 in Tartaraghan Parish h...
13/10/2025

Everyone is Invited to the Harvest Social and Supper on Saturday 25 October 2025 at 7.30
Pm. 🕺 💃 in Tartaraghan Parish hall.

This Event is being organised by The Boys Brigade and ALL Proceeds are for Church Funds.

Hoping everyone can make an EXTRA Special effort to Support us with this. Tickets are available from BB Leaders, Boys and Select Vestry 😊

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