Recently, we’ve been in touch with those who receive a Home Mission Grant to take us through some of the things that have happened over this past year. The first in this series is from Mike Peat who is a Free Church Chaplain at Bristol Uni. Be encouraged by what has been happening this year […]
As we come towards the end of this quite unprecedented year, we’d like to say thank you for your faithfulness in praying for and giving to our Home Mission churches, our emerging expressions of church, and towards resourcing others in the mission of God. We’d also like to share with you and celebrate some of […]
On 23rd March 2020, the Prime Minister announced the news of a three week lockdown in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. From that date we entered an unprecedented time of social restriction, in which many normal social interactions were prohibited. Some people very sadly have been bereaved, some made redundant, and many have […]
The Stowe, Wichelstowe are one of our Home Mission supported churches who seek to live as a values-based community. These values are what The Stowe call their ‘DNA’ to which they covenant annually. Core to the DNA are the values of; ‘laying down our lives’ and ‘being an unconditional blessing.’ Along with these, lockdown has […]
We’re delighted to let you know that following quite a unique journey, Jon Thurlow was commended by webnet as one of our Regionally Recognised Leaders last October. Ordinarily we’d be asking Jon to share something of his story at the Summer Gathering and AGM, but as things are a little different this year we’ve asked […]
The regular rhythm of many aspects of our lives has been significantly interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some things do continue – albeit in a slightly or even very different form. As I sit at my desk writing this, I am preparing for our annual webnet Home Mission Grants Awards meeting. This week several […]
These are unusual, unexpected and unprecedented days for us. Today, we find ourselves adjusting to a new and very different ‘normal’. A time such as this reminds us of the benefits of being connected to one another – and of the blessing of being part of a purposeful network of people, all of whom are […]
Once again this year, your giving towards Home Mission enables us to bless Chew Magna BC (CMBC) and their neighbours in Chew Magna. Actually, this year your giving will make a wider impact now that CMBC have entered into a network partnership with Blagdon and Winford Baptist Churches. They are now collectively known as Chew […]
Having entered a new decade, we continue to be grateful for your prayer and financial support for our churches who receive a Home Mission grant. That includes those who have existed for many years and those in their infancy. One of the new expressions of church that your giving makes possible is the Church @ […]
It really is a privilege to serve God within our network of Baptist churches in the west of England. For me, this can involve working with individual congregational members, church leadership teams, individual ministers and Cluster groups of ministers. One of the groups I have been privileged to work with this year has been the […]
