Contact: Hazel Francey
Koinonia meets on the second and fourth Thursday mornings of each month between October and March. The organisation was set up by Church members in 1995 to fulfil a need for somewhere for older members to meet regularly and hear interesting and inspiring speakers. The name was chosen as the Greek word Koinonia means Christian fellowship and a state of fellowship and community.
We have a programme of guest speakers who cover a wide variety of topics. In autumn 2025 we celebrate our 30th anniversary. The programme for 2025/26 is:
2025-26 Speakers:
9 October 2025 – Rev Wilfred Orr OBE A Minister’s Meandering
23 October 2025 – Rosie Hickey Remembering the Picture Houses of Belfast
13 November 2025 – Alex Kane In my opinion…….
27 November 2025 – Rev Mark Reid The work of the Mission to Seafarers, NI Branch
11 December 2025 – Anne Hailes MBE More tales from TV, the media and journalism
8 January 2026 – Mark Doherty Anything but Titanic……
22 January 2026 – Rev Bill Shaw OBE From there to here…….
12 February 2026 – Austin McCracken Collecting Art and the Art of Collecting
26 February 2026 – Bronagh McAtasney Highlights from our past – the NI Digital Screen Archive
12 March 2026 – Robyn Atcheson Well behaved women seldom make history
26 March 2026 – Aidan Campbell BEM East Belfast in World War II: They Also Served
Coffee/ tea is served from 10.30 am with the speaker introduced at 11.00 am; we generally finish around 12.00 noon. You will be made very welcome – why not come along?
