Anchor Boys (5-8) - Thursday 6:30 pm

Junior Secion (8-11) - Thursday 7:30 pm

Company Section (11-18) - Thursday 7:30 pm

The Boy's Brigade is a uniformed organisation attached to the congregation where the boys take part in a wide range of physical and educational activities. The object is the advancement of Christ's kingdom among boys and the promotion of habits of obedience, reverence, self-respect and all that tends towards Christian manliness. The 4th Ballymena Boys Brigade Company have as their motto: Sure and Steadfast. This company was formed in 1936 and the current captain is James Hamill. There are three sections in the company: the Anchor Boys, the Junior Section and the Company Section.

The Anchor Boys meets on Thursdays from 6:30pm- 7:30pm. They can come along to Anchor Boys as soon as they start P1 at school and they move on to the Junior Section when they move into P5.

The Junior Section meets on Thursdays from 7:30pm - 9:00pm. They move on to the Company section when they go to secondary school.

The Company section meets on Thursdays from 7:30pm-10:00pm and membership ceases when they leave school.

The company has badge awards schemes. These start in the Anchor Boys and continue through the Junior Section to the Company Section.The second highest award is the Presidents badge and the highest is the Queens badge. There are many different activities in each section such as P.E., drill, expedition, football, volleyball and even summer weekends. The most important part of our company is the Bible Class where the boys are taught about the Lord Jesus Christ and the claim He has on their lives.

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