Next Phase Commencing at Green Pastures Campus

by Green Pastures press officers

Green Pastures Church is very excited to announce the next phase in the building process of The Gateway site in Ballee, Ballymena.

As a key priority of Green Pastures Church is to bring positive benefits to the many aspects of life in the Ballymena area, economy and the local communities, The Project Board is delighted that a Ballymena-based firm “Martin & Hamilton Ltd” has been successful in the procurement process have been appointed as the main contractors for construction of the new Green Pastures Campus

Martin & Hamilton Ltd is a long established, well known and highly respected local building and contracting company. Through a competitive procurement process, which included contractors from across Northern Ireland, they have successfully secured the project.

A member of the Project Team commented, “Green Pastures Church believes in Ballymena, is committed to supporting & blessing the area. Beingable to support local companies, local jobs and the local economy is a very positive, practical outworking of this...it gives us great pleasure to announce a Ballymena firm as our main building contractor and we look forward to working in partnership with them as we seek to be a blessing to our town.”

The multi-million pound spend on the campus will help continue the regeneration of the local economy and bring many positive benefits to the local area.

David Hamilton, Managing Director of Martin & Hamilton commented, “We would like to thank Green Pastures for appointing us as main contractor for this prestigious project. On our 50th year in business, this will be a landmark project for the company. We are looking forward to commencing work on site and engaging with local supply chain companies. This announcement is good news for the local construction industry which will help sustain and create newemployment in the area.”

As well as the state-of-the-art 1650 seat main auditorium, the new complex will incorporate many exciting community facilities including a Gym, Children’s Indoor Play Area, fully equipped Sports Hall, Café, Restaurant, informal meeting zones, specialised Youth Facilities, a Wedding & Reception Venueand much more; all focused on meeting the needs of the local communities and committed to bringing the hope of the Gospel of Jesus to the wider Ballymena area.

The contractor is scheduled to be on site by the end of July and those passing by on the A26 dual carriageway will see the steelwork for the main frame beginning to be erected from September – with the building due to be completed and scheduled for opening by August / September 2019.

This is currently one of the largest private building projects in NI and will no doubt cause much interest as the size, scope and nature of the facility becomes a reality.

The Lord always keeps His promises;

He is gracious in all he does.

The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.

(Psalm 145:13b-14)