History
The first Meeting House built for Presbyterians in the Kilrea district was at Moyknock. In 1642 the first church building at Moyknock was burned down. A second church was built in the townland of Boveedy, just outside modern-day Kilrea. This building served the parishes of Kilrea, Tamlaght, Boveedy and Desertoghill. The third meeting house, the first in Kilrea was built in 1770. The building stood a short distance in front of the present church.
The present-day church building or "Scot's Kirk" (English: Scottish Church) as it was called had its foundation stone laid in 1873 and opened for worship in 1839. The funding for the church was provided by the Mercers' Company and built to a design by William Barnes of London.
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