The foundation stone for the first Methodist Church at Knock (now the Church Centre) was laid in August 1869 and was opened for worship on 13th January, 1870. The entire cost was £700.

The church is built of Scrabo sand-stone and has an imposing tower at the south-west corner.

Construction of the manse then followed and it was completed and occupied in 1874. The first Minister was the Rev.Joseph McKay.

Knock was the first Methodist Church in the British Isles to
introduce a system of free-will offering.

The site for the present church was obtained in 1882, the
foundation stone was laid 2nd October that year and dedicated 13th June 1883. The original church had no gallery. As numbers increased a gallery was added in 1908, followed by the
Transcepts in 1925, along with choir stalls, a new organ, vestry and choir room.

Within the sanctuary, World War I (1914-1918) is commemorated by a bronze tablet and Parchment Roll of Honour. World War II (1939-1945) is marked by a stained-glass window featuring
emblems of the services and symbols of the conflict, together with names of the Fallen.

Knock has a number of magnificent stained-glass windows*.
Notable amongst these being "imports" from the former Donegall Square & Carlisle Circus Methodist Churches. A visit to the church will reveal many other gifts given in memory and gratitude to help others by those who have been helped

Music has always been an important feature in Knock and an
organ was installed in 1887 to replace the original harmonium. Over subsequent years, improvements and modifications have been made to the organ and we now have a very fine three
manual Smethurst pipe organ, which has just recently been
overhauled by Wells-Kennedy.
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Former Ministers:-
Rev. Joseph W McKay 1874-1876
Rev. Wallace McMullen  1876-1879
Rev. Andrew Armstrong  1879-1882
Rev. James Wherry 1882-1885
Rev.William Crawford  1885-1888
Rev.James D Lamont 1888-1891 & 1906-1909
Rev. William Guard Price 1891-1894
Rev. Charles Inwood  1894-1895
Rev. Pierce Martin  1895-1898
Rev. Caleb s Laird  1898-1900
Rev. James Robertson 1900-1903
Rev. Wesley Guard 1903-1906
Rev. Alexander Egan  1909-1912
Rev. James Alley 1912-1915
Rev. William Corrigan 1915-1919
Rev. William H Smyth 1919-1923
Rev. E W Young  1923-1926
Rev. Randall C Phillips 1926-1929
Rev.W. Johnstone Hunter 1929-1934
Rev.B. Brooke Morton 1934 (died in service)
Rev.R. H. Gallagher 1935-1940
Rev.Bertram G East 1940-1945
Rev.W.Moore Graham 1945-1950
Rev. R.J.Good 1950-1955
Rev.John Hart 1955-1960
Rev.R.W.Littlewood 1960-1965
Rev.E.R.Lindsay 1965-1968
Rev.Walter Bingham 1968-1976
Rev.W.I.Hamilton 1976-1984
Rev. Harold Good 1984-1992
Rev.T.David Cooper 1992-00
Rev. W.Winston Graham 2000-2004
Rev. Ken Best 2004-2005
Rev.Brian Griffin 2006-