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The sort of church God wants

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:52:37 +0000

We set aside last Saturday as a fast day: a day of special prayer for the church. I listed out twelve things that I believe the Bible encourages us to hope for, and to pray for...

Independence Day

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:25:31 +0000

Last Sunday was by any standard an eventful day for us. Independence Day. The day when the fellowship in Charlesworth was to be constituted as an independent church.

What is Grace Baptist Church?

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:30:09 +0000

I’ve been asked that question a number of times recently. Of course, the answer I’ve given has varied according to who I’m speaking to, and why they’re asking. But if I were talking to somebody who really wanted to know, and who had the time and inclination to listen, I’d want to say five things. Firstly, [...]

Thanksgiving Services

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:32:12 +0000

Let me start by saying thank you to everyone who worked so hard preparing for our thanksgiving services. At some point I ought to write a Nehemiah-style list of all the folk who worked to get the building into a fit state for us to welcome our guests. But I’ll leave that until everything is [...]

Why go to Church?

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:14:12 +0000

It’s quarter past seven on a Sunday evening. I’m at home. It doesn’t happen often. In fact, I doubt if there have been a dozen times in the last thirty years when I’ve not been in church on a Sunday evening. Of those nearly all have been down to illness or accident (I once spent a month [...]

A new “old” building

admin — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:02:38 +0000

By the time you read this, the St John Ambulance HQ will be ours and twenty-two years waiting will be at an end. God has given us that building for our own. And it would have seemed strange to write a letter from the manse at this point and not to have commented on such [...]

Church Anniversary

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:19:27 +0000

It was in autumn 1981 that a handful of folk began to meet in Edgeley, Cheadle Heath and Cheadle Hulme for worship, Bible-study and prayer. We had left a church that was evangelical in name but divided in doctrine and torn apart by conflicts of personality. We had no idea what the future held for [...]

Holiday Churches

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 13:34:33 +0000

Anne, Jesse and I had a very happy holiday last month up in Haverigg. The weather was fine, the area is lovely and we were able to relax. It was actually the longest complete break we’ve had since we were married. Usually, if we go away, I combine the holiday with preaching engagements. But on [...]

Charlesworth Particular Baptist Chapel

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 12:40:39 +0000

You must be aware by now of our concern about the future of Charlesworth Particular Baptist Chapel. In recent issues of the bulletin we’ve sketched out the past history of the chapel. At times the work there has flourished. According to the National Church Census held in 1851, the morning congregation was around 100, the [...]