Notices for Sunday 21st Jan

Sunday Services

10am service at Neston

Eddie L will bring the Word from Luke 3:1-20 and music will be led by Ian & Anne. Intercessory prayers will be led by Dave. Click here to join on Zoom. Meeting ID 838 7666 9360 Passcode 563996.

10.30am service at Priory St

Rob D will bring the Word from Romans 4:18-25 and music will be led by Natalie O. Intercessory prayers will be led by Gill B. The service will be streamed online – click here to join.

6pm Praise & Worship Together

Come along on Sunday evening for a time of worship and praise. Dave M will lead us in worship and Jo S will give a short testimony.

Our morning service at Priory Street is live-streamed / recorded on our YouTube channel. If you would prefer not to appear on screen, please sit in or under the balcony.

Prayer walk tomorrow (Sat 20th)

Do join us tomorrow morning for a prayer walk around Neston. We’ll set off from the Memorial Hall at 8.30am.

Raising Kids for Christ seminar postponed

Unfortunately this seminar, due to have been held tomorrow, Saturday 20th, has had to be postponed as the guest speaker is unwell. A new date will be arranged and we will be back in touch to let you know what it is.

Praying for our Facilitation team

We had a wonderful time of prayer for the ministry of our Facilitation team last Sunday evening – thanks to all who came along. If you missed it, please click here for a copy of the prayer points so that you can pray for the team too.

Church meeting: 22nd January

If you attend any of CBC’s services on a regular basis, you are warmly invited to come to our next Church Meeting which will be on Monday 22nd January at 8pm. The agenda can be collected from church on Sunday morning or you can download it here.

Hope Explored

You are warmly invited to join us for this short course exploring the hope that can be found in Jesus. This is a really great way of introducing new people to the Bible and who Jesus is. The course will run for three consecutive Fridays, starting 9th February, from 10.30am-12.00pm in the Hut. If you’re interested in discovering more please contact Adam on adamj@corshambaptists.org.

The Ark: Saturday 27th January

The first Ark of the year is coming up at the end of the month and all children are invited to this fun service which includes Bible stories, games, crafts, singing and puppets! You can sign up on Eventbrite here, and keep an eye on the Ark Facebook page here for more info. The team is also needing some additional helpers, so if you have a couple of hours spare on that Saturday morning please contact Sara Stone.

CBC Choir

If you enjoy singing come and join the CBC choir! We’re a friendly bunch and we love to have new people join us. We’ll soon be meeting again to practice some new songs after a very successful season of Christmas events. Please speak to Karen Hurley or Colin Whiting for more information.

Bereavement courses

Two new bereavement courses will be starting soon, running for seven weeks. One course will run weekly on Mondays, starting 29th January, from 10am-12pm and the other will run weekly on Wednesdays, starting 31st January, from 7.30-9.30pm. If you’re interested in joining a course please contact Adam on adamj@corshambaptists.org.

Thank you from AIM

Africa Inland Mission wrote to us recently to say, “Please pass on our grateful thanks to the members of Corsham Baptist Church for their donation of £2,500 to AIM International, and for their partnership in making Jesus known to all African peoples. Your gift has been allocated to the Institute of Bible & Ministry and Sanga Sanga Retreat Centre.” These are the projects where Steve & Ruth Lancaster served for several years, teaching and discipling the pastors and evangelists of the Africa Inland Church.

Meal Train – Coordinator needed

Our Meal Train Ministry has been running for many years, blessing members of our church family at times of both joy and challenge. The meal train provides up to two weeks of meals to those who have welcomed new babies or are going through difficult times due to illness or injury. Meals are provided by a rota of generous volunteers and are set up (with the help of a very useful online app) by the coordinator.

Since 2020 the Meal Train Ministry has been coordinated by Lucy Lewis, who will sadly be leaving Corsham Baptist Church later this year. Meal Train coordination is straightforward and there is a clear process in place already. On average, we deliver a meal train every other month and coordination takes 1-2 hours per meal train. So this is a great ministry for someone interested in getting more involved in church life and getting to know church members, but who doesn’t have loads of time to offer. For more information please contact Lucy Lewis on 07446 953259.

Supporting Persecuted Christians – SAT-7/Open Doors event with Michelle Donelan MP

Michelle Donelan, MP for the Chippenham Constituency, invites you to attend her event with Open Doors and SAT-7 at Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1SJ on Friday 26th January. This will be an opportunity to hear directly from Open Doors, SAT-7 and Fiona Bruce MP, Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, on the steps they are all taking to support persecuted Christians around the world.

Open Doors will discuss the new World Watch List, the annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. SAT-7 will share stories of faith from the Middle East and North Africa and how its ministry is supporting isolated and persecuted Christians across that region. Fiona Bruce will discuss her role bringing together UK efforts to promote religious tolerance abroad and give an update on actions the UK government is taking to support persecuted Christians abroad.

The event will begin at 18.00 and finish at 20.00. Light refreshments will be provided. Free car parking can be found at Christ Church Primary School at Berryfield Road, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1ST. To get your free ticket, sign up at this link https://buytickets.at/michelledonelanmp/1121693.

Regular Activities

Junior Church: more volunteers are needed to enable this ministry to continue at our Sunday services. You don’t necessarily have to teach and it won’t be every Sunday. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. If you feel you can serve in this way, please complete the form here so that the necessary safeguarding checks can be done.
Our Community Money Advice service is available by appointment for anybody who is struggling with debt problems. Do get in touch if you would like help and advice in this area. Tel. 07895 716485.
Prayer for Missions & the Persecuted Church: the first Tuesday of every month, 7.45pm on Zoom. Contact the office for login details.
Women’s Bible Study: we meet on the last Monday every month from 7.30pm.
Souper Friday Café: Friday mornings from 10am-1pm. Come and enjoy a free drink, cake and soup. Open for help with food items to take away too. Speak to Colin, Carol G, Brenda or Paul G for more information.
Ark Children’s Service: last Saturday of the month 10:30am-12:00pm during term-time only.
Mum’s Bible Study: Monday mornings between 9.30am-11.30am (term-time only). For more information speak to Christine C or Vicki K.
Toddlers: Thursdays 10:00am-11:30am during term-time only.
FLAGS (Fun Learning About God and Scripture): this activity has been postponed until Easter.
Hang out: this activity has been postponed until Easter.
Life groups meet in person and/or online. Contact us if you’d like to join one.
Youth Groups – contact Dan for further details.

Please send items for next week’s notices to Ruth at office@corshambaptists.org by 12 noon on Wednesday.