Church Meeting
At the Church Meeting on the 22nd October, the following people were unanimously welcomed into Church membership: Julia Benham; Carole Brumfitt; Julian Lawson; Tim Pearce.
Leadership Restructure
The six-month consultation period regarding the leadership restructure of Corsham Baptist Church is now over and the members affirmed the proposed new structure at the last Church Meeting. Furthermore it was affirmed that one change to the Constitution, namely frequency of leadership meetings, be implemented. With these changes being introduced, we look forward to a more effective leadership structure as our Church grows.
Deacon Roles
We would like to say a huge thank you to Wendy Rowe and Joan Cooper as they come to the end of their deacon roles. They will however continue to play important roles in the life of our church.
Church Meeting 4th November, 7pm
Please note there will be a Church Meeting on 4th November at 7pm, following our evening prayer service. The meeting will be asked to affirm, as the leadership team have, the statement issued by the Baptist Union Council in 2016 in response to the Same Sex Marriage Act. If you have any questions, please speak to one of the leadership team.
Harvest Offering Thank You
On behalf of Tearfund and the Corsham Churches Foodbank, thank you so much to all of the congregations at CBC for their generous support for the Harvest Offering. A total of £1723 was raised to support the work of our partners in Malawi, the EAGLES Relief and Development project run through the Living Waters Church. In addition, the store cupboards at Corsham Churches Foodbank are now well-placed to meet the demands of the winter season following harvest offerings taken across the community.
*** Light Party – this Wednesday 31st October 5-7pm ***
Helpers are needed for this event. Areas where you can help: pray for the event, team leaders, musicians, registration and sign out, baking, set up, set down. Please speak to Rhiannon TODAY if you would like to help!! Thank you.
Women’s Bible Study
The next women’s bible study, continuing our study of Titus, will take place tomorrow, Monday 29th October. Study sheets are on the table at the back of the church.
Men’s Bible Study
This is taking place this Tuesday, 30th October, at 7:30pm. The theme is “Jesus as Priest”. All men welcome to attend.
11:15 Junior Church Leaders and Helpers
There will be a meeting for all the Junior Church leaders and helpers on the 11th November immediately after the 11:15am service at Priory Street. If you help with Junior Church in any way, we would gladly welcome your attendance at this meeting to discuss and pray over our Junior Church ministry. If you have any questions please speak to Catherine Donovan or Rhiannon Price.
Craft Club
The next Craft Club will take place next Saturday 3rd November at 10:00am at Priory Street. Please chat to Pam Mitchell or Hazel Hammett for further details.
Mission Team
Wendy Rowe’s role is changing from Mission Deacon to Mission Ministry Leader and to help support the work of mission across the four congregations, the mission agencies and our missionaries Wendy would like to create a Mission Team! At the moment she is looking for someone who would like to be an advocate for Compassion. If you are interested in the work of Compassion and would like to know more about the role of being on the team, please contact Wendy. The role is not time-consuming! Please pray for the set up of the new team.
…This week is half term…
Monday: Women’s bible study, 7:30pm
Tuesday: Men’s bible study (Jesus as Priest), 7:30pm
Wednesday: Light Party, 5-7pm
Saturday: Craft Club, 10:00am
… Looking ahead over the next days, weeks and months – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! …
7th November: Midweek service, 2pm
11th November: Remembrance Sunday
12th November: Fight Night, 8pm
19th November: Missions and Persecuted Church prayer, 7:45pm
21st November: Midweek service, 2pm
24th November: The Ark, 10am
25th November: Oscar Saunders’ dedication, 11:15am
26th November: Women’s bible study, 7:30pm
27th November: Men’s bible study, 7:30pm
1st December: Craft Club, 10:00am
5th December: Midweek service, 2pm
10th December: Men’s fight night, 8:00pm
10th December: Women’s Christmas event, 7:00pm