History.

Culnady Church was built in 1801 at cost of £350 -
at this stage the roof was thatched and the walls were lime washed (whitewashed).
The heating was supplied by a coal fire burner in the middle of the isle,
in later years this was changed into central heating with a coke fire boiler.
In the late 30s Oil Lighting was replaced by Calor gas lamps.  
Electricity was installed in 1958 and new electric boiler was fitted and electric lights.

It was re-roofed in 1873 by a contractor named Tipping from Magherafelt.
At the same time he was building Mayogall Chapel and
traveled between the two jobs by horse and cart. 
Later the walls were stripped and plastered and
pebble-dashed by a Plasterer named Campbell. 
New slates were put on the church roof in 2000
by Andrew Smyth Junior, new carpets and painting in 2008.  

New windows were fitted in 1975 donated by Church members.
The official address today is 91 Culnady Road, Upperlands, Maghera, Co. Londonderry. BT46 5TS, Church Hall is 93, same address. 
The old school was built by the Church in 1881,
it was transferred to the Education Board at a later date.
When it closed in early 70s, the Church bought it back
and converted it to a Church Hall,
work was done by William Arbuthnot & Sons. 

In early years it was a Secession Church
and joined the Presbyterian Church in (Date To Be Confirmed). 
Culnady and Swatragh were united in 1902. 
The Manse was built in 1890.
Rev John Brown went to America and came home
with enough money to build the Manse.
The Joiners came from Coleraine by train to Upperlands Station.

Details described by Robert Kyle & Evelyn Smyth - June 2020.