Church targeted in sectarian attack
Paint has been daubed on a Catholic Church in Ballymena, in what police describe as a sectarian attack.
Paint was thrown at All Saints Church on the Broughshane Road overnight on Wednesday.
It was reported to police at around 8.15am on Thursday.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
It comes as a group of young people from various churches across the town prepare to get involved in cleaning the paint up.
They are part of the Spark project, which has this week seen 300 young people from the Ballymena area carry out street clean-ups in estates across the town.
Matthew Boyd is Spark co-ordinator: “We were disappointed to see it happening again as it’s not the first time, but we also see it as an opportunity to serve the Catholic community, to help clean up the mess that’s left.”
“This week we’ve been looking to reach out to the people of Ballymena and show them who Jesus is by the way we live.
“In the same way we want to help those who are behind these attacks. We’d love to reach out to them as much as those who have been attacked.”
