ABOUT
We OFFER:
  • Spiritual truth and peace
  • A caring, inclusive community of people of all ages and racial and social backgrounds
  • Seeking the love, presence and power of God in our life together
  • Reaching out to the people of Walderslade
  • Applying the Bible’s teaching in a fresh, relevant way for life today
We invite you to…
  • QUESTION - nothing off-limits, no strings attached!
  • VISIT - at worship on Sundays, or weekday activities – just take a look
  • EXPLORE - join a course to look at the Christian faith, for the first time or as a refresher, or discuss faith one-to-one
  • MEET UP - drop in or arrange to see Stephen Roe the Minister, or another Church member – at the Church or your home
  • SHARE YOUR STORY - tell us your dreams for your life or your children, or seek our support for your community project.
  • ASK FOR PRAYER - please contact us here

What is a Baptist Church?

Baptist churches have lots in common with any ordinary church (e.g. Church of England, etc), and we work closely with all the other churches in Walderslade.  Baptist churches began about four hundred years ago in England and Europe, and are now all round the world.  Our special features are:
  • baptism for believers – teenagers and adults who have decided themselves to become a Christian
  • living as followers of Jesus, trying to put his teachings and attitudes into practice every day
  • the Bible is our guide above any other ideas or traditions
  • a church run by its members, who themselves chose a qualified minister (trained by a national Bible college), and other leaders/trustees.  Church members share in the ideas and decisions of what the church does
  • a community of believers – or, as the Bible puts it, the “household of faith”.  A group of people who care for each other, and who reach out to care for others outside the church
  • we welcome anyone at all to come to the Church and share in its life.  We encourage committed Christians to fully belong and play an active part by becoming Church Members: “...in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others” (Romans 12:5)
  • part of the national Union of Baptist churches, the Baptist Missionary Society, the Evangelical Allicance, and the South Eastern Baptist Association.