Welcome toour church

WelcomeWelcome to Bewdley Baptist Church.

We are a community drawn from Bewdley and the surrounding areas whoshare a desire to know God better and express his love in all that we do.

We want the church to be a place where people ,whether visitor or regular attender, can be cared forand learn how to care for others.

We hope that you will find us to be an acceptingplace to be, where you will be able to freely explorethe big questions of life:

Why are we here?What is life all about?Is there more to life than this?If God exists, what is he like?

You will find that people from all ages and walks oflife are involved in the church and this booklet gives asummary of the various aspects of church life.

If you want to know any more details just ask!

Simon and John

Welcome

OurVision

Our vision is to be a caring and accepting churchwith Jesus at its centre, facing outwards to

the local community and beyond.

Simon HarryPastor

John RhodesCommunity

Pastor

Our church

About Us

Bewdley Baptist Church is a group of Christians who share a desire to put Jesusat the centre of their lives. There has been a Baptist church in Bewdley since1649 and although the church has changed greatly with each generation, therestill remains a commitment to the basic values and understanding of God thatstarted the church over 350 years ago.

A God of love

The church believes that God is a God of love, who has made himself known tohumans through the life and words of Jesus Christ. This is reflected in ourservices, but also in the lives of people in the church, as they study their bibles athome and in groups meeting in other people’s homes.

We continue to believe that God calls us to love our neighbours and the peopleof the church continue to be involved in helping those in need, both in the locality,the UK and abroad

Sundays

Our main focus of worship is on Sundays - more details can be found in thisleaflet.

Living out our faith

Those involved in the church try and live out their faith each day. This involvesshowing love and compassion to those around them and getting involved inserving local communities.

Some of this is expressed through the church, in ways such as our weekly parentsand toddlers group, distributing food to those in need and the monthly seniorcitizens meal (see During the week). Others express their faith by gettinginvolved in other organisations or in theplaces where they live.

The church also has links withorganisations and individuals abroad, suchas BMS World Mission and Eagle WingsSchool in South Africa. More details ofthese can be found on our Mission page.

Sundays

Sunday Morning

The church service on a Sunday morning isthe point at which we meet to praise Godthrough singing, praying for each other andwider issues, and hearing from the bible.

It is also a time when we meet togetherand share conversations over coffee.

Age related groups are run for childrenaged from 0 to 13 years old.They all haveage appropriate teaching, involving biblestories, crafts, games and memory verses.

We regularly hold all-age services.

We also hold a number of “Church with aChoice” services, where you can choose togo to different sessions, including listeningto a sermon, singing worship songs,

chatting over a coffee, prayer ... just to name a few.

Sunday Evening

Services in the evening vary from week to week in the format that they take.

On the first Sunday of the month we hold a healing service which is anopportunity to pray for each other and pray for those people and situations inthe world where healing is required.

On most other evenings, the service is a quieter time together where we sing,read the bible and discuss what it says.

On the second and fourth Sundays, the service includes communion.

Once a term, the young people in the church lead the service

Travellers

Over a cup of coffee and cake, the group discusss the big issues of life and faithand what impact they have on our lives today.

Children and young people

Children are an integral part of the Church.We don’t agree with people who say that our“children are the church of tomorrow”;they are part of the church today.

Therefore you won’t be frowned upon if yourchild makes a noise or goes for a wanderaround while the service is taking place.Our Pastor, Simon, has children of his own, soisn’t phased by any distractions.

We aim to incorporate our children into the morning service, with lively childfriendly worship (rattles, drums and shakers are always available) and all age talks,before they move into Young Church for their own teaching programme.

Young Church

Age related groups are run for children aged from 0 to 13 yearsold.They all have age appropriate teaching, involving biblestories, crafts, games and memory verses.

AllAgeWorship

On around four Sundays a year, all the groups meet together inthe hall for Sunday All-age Worship, when we spend time

learning, worshipping and being creative together. These services include suchthings as puppets, sketches, videos and activities for all.

Safe to Grow

Our church has a Safe to Grow policy which is widely promoted. For moreinformation please see the Safe to Grow posters in the cgurch

Youth

Friday evening is a time for fun, games and relaxing, with bible study and teachingon Sunday evening. We also take a group every year to the SoulSurvivor event, where we enjoy the worship, the teaching andthe fun of camping for five days in the English weather.

Family Development Co-ordinator

Ruth Tiffany works on a part time basis to help support familiesboth within and outside our church.

During the week

Noah’sArk- Parents &ToddlersMonday and Friday mornings

Women’s OwnTuesday afternoon

Mid-week Prayer MeetingWednesday

WatercolourArt GroupThursday

YouthFriday & Sunday

HousegroupsVarious evenings

We have a number of regular activities - please ask for more details.

Who LetThe Dads OutMonthly - Saturdays

Senior Citizens LunchMonthly - Tuesdays

There are also specific events for men and specific events for women during the year.

Mission

Mission is at the heart of our worship and we actively engage as many of ourchurch as possible in mission, be it at home, in our locality or overseas.

We are privileged to be involved with:

Ingo & DorisAbrahamAction International

TheTaylor FamilyOMF - Philippines

Baptist Home MissionJeff Porter Worcester

Eagles Nest SchoolSouth Africa

BMSWorld MissionSimon and Solange Wood

EaglesWingsSouth Africa

Tearfund Mission DirectShort Term Mission

Bewdley Baptist Church61 High Street, Bewdley,

Worcestershire, DY12 2DJ

Tel : 01299 403267

www.bewdleybaptist.org.uk.

If you want to know more about our church, thencheckout our website.Here you will find details of :-

� Our week � Children & Youth� About us � Our team� Mission � How to find us� What’s New � Video Tours� Changed Lives � Daily Prayer� Listen to Sunday Morning Sermons

and much much more.www.bewdleybaptist.org.uk

Like to talk with someoneIf you would like to know more about us or would just like an informal chat withsomeone, please speak to either our Pastor, Simon Harry or Community Pastor,John Rhodes.

They can be contacted either via the church office which is staffed most mornings(answer machine outside these times) or by email:-

pastor@bewdleybaptist.org.uk

communitypastor@bewdleybaptist.org.uk

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