We are holding a Taster evening for a chance to get answers to questions like:

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●       What is the role of a mentor?

●       What does the training involve?

●       What difference can mentoring really make?

●       What qualifies me to mentor someone with a criminal conviction?

●       What's the time commitment?

●       How am I kept safe and supported?

●       What issues might I come across?

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Join us on Monday 1st June 19:00 - 21:00 at St Agnes Church, Bristol BS2 9LL

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If you would like to come along, please email info@sixty-one.org by Monday 25th May to reserve a place.

Churches across the UK are being invited to take part in Disability Awareness Sunday 2026, with the release of a free, creative new resource available to download from Christian charity Through the Roof (www.throughtheroof.org). 

The 2026 theme, ‘One Body, Many Parts’, draws on 1 Corinthians 12 and celebrates the truth that the Church is not complete without disabled people. The official date is 27 September 2026, though churches are encouraged to take part on any Sunday that works for them. 

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At the heart of the new resource is the vision of Triona Brading, a young autistic Christian, Roofbreaker disability champion with Through the Roof, and ministry trainee. Triona brings insight, joy and imagination to the biblical image of the Body of Christ. She shares her perspective as an autistic Christian in the main video she made for churches to show for Disability Awareness Sunday: 

“’The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you. The head cannot say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you.’ Can you imagine it? 
Body parts going rogue and breaking free of the body, hopping away and trying to live independently of one another!” 

Her gentle humour opens up a powerful challenge: what does it really mean for the Church to live as one body, where every person — disabled or not — is welcomed, needed and able to play their part?

The free Disability Awareness Sunday 2026 Resource includes: 

• Two short videos 

• A ready‑to‑use service outline 

• Practical ideas for all-age worship and youth activities. 

The resources are designed to help churches move beyond awareness towards Access, Belonging and Commission: the ABC of Disability Inclusion, and to spark conversations that can lead to lasting change. 

Churches can request the free resource now at: 
throughtheroof.org/forchurches/disability-awareness-sunday

 

Show the video. Pray together. Celebrate every member of Christ’s Body.

As churches across the UK – and beyond – join in, Through the Roof hopes Disability Awareness Sunday 2026 will inspire many to say with confidence: we are one body, with many parts – and everyone matters.
 

For more information please contact:

Janet Eardley janet@throughtheroof.org 

Annette Stuart annette@throughtheroof.org  
Tel (main office): 01372 749955

InHope have TWO job opportunities 

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•Senior Comms Lead - Full Time​

•Individual Giving Lead - Full Time

 

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Further information all job roles and the Job Descriptions are available via the website: Click Here.

 

To discuss, or find out more, please contact:

steve.baker@inhope.uk for a friendly chat about what’s involved.​

 

We support people with a criminal conviction who want to start a new life free from crime. We do this by training and supporting people from churches to mentor people with a conviction. It’s a wonderful and practical opportunity for Christians to learn more about God’s heart, their faith and the nature of grace! Our mentoring support is open to people of all faiths and none. We are there to enable people to lead meaningful crime-free lives by helping them achieve the targets they set.

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Dates for upcoming training are as follows:

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Saturday 13th June 9:30 - 15:30

Wednesday 17th June 19:00 - 21:00

Saturday 27th June 9:30 - 15:30

Wednesday 1st July 19:00 - 21:00 

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All held at St Agnes Church, Bristol BS2 9LL 

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You must be able to attend the 1st training date.

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To book a place or for more information email: info@sixty-one.org or call: 0117 403 7905

This year, to coincide with our quadrennial ‘Expect’ conference, BMS World Mission will be hosting events for churches and individuals around the UK to share our heart and vision for mission. This in-person event at Clevedon Baptist Church will be an opportunity to hear from Benon Kayanja (Uganda) and Judy Cook (Thailand) alongside Gladys Wathanga, Head of Programme for Hope for the World at BMS, to explore what God is doing around the world, worship together and to pray for the global Church.

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Clevedon Baptist Church will be hosting this event in our region on Saturday 13th June at 7pm. 

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To book your place click here: https://bmsworldmission.org/expect26-regional-event-clevedon

Thrive Conference is for anyone married to a Baptist Minister (including student, retired or widowed). Join us on 16th - 18th October 2026 for a weekend away at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes.

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Sam and Sara Hargreaves as our speakers and worship leaders for Thrive Conference 2026.

Sam and Sara bring a deep passion for creative, authentic, and Spirit-led worship. With decades of experience leading worship, training others, and resourcing churches across the UK and beyond, they have profoundly shaped how worship is practiced in local communities.

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To find out more and book click here. 

Join us as we explore the ‘Glimmers’ in our lives: the small, often unexpected moments that bring us closer to God and closer to one another, that deepen our faith, and renew our strength for the next step on our journey. What are they? Where might we encounter them? And how can we respond in creative ways?

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Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th October 2026

Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ

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With key note speaker Wendy Usher, creative workshops and more. 

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Meet up with other Christian creatives, to practise our creative skills and learn new ones, and to share our creative faith journeys together.

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For more information and booking details go to: www.artserve.org.uk

Cairns Rd BC is seeking to employ a reliable and conscientious part-time cleaner to be responsible for the cleanliness and safety of our church building. This role is vital in ensuring that our facilities are clean, safe, and well presented for our Sunday and weekday worship and ministries. 

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The successful candidate will be someone who expects a high standard of cleaning and hygiene and will understand the vital part that this role plays in enabling the ministry of the church.  

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The role requires that the applicant be physically fit, with the ability to lift chairs, tables, set up toys and furniture for our midweek groups & Sunday services.

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Hours: 15 Hours a week during term time (reducing to 12 hours per week during the school holidays). Spread over 4 days Monday-Friday, but we are open to discussions about the exact timings. 

An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

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We would like to invite anyone keen to apply to email Karen 

in the office with a CV, details of 2 referees and a covering email about why they feel like they would be a good fit for the role. Karen would also welcome informal conversations with anyone who would like to know more.

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Please note that there is no formal closing date for this role as we are looking for the right fit rather than working to a fixed deadline. We will be interviewing and hiring on a rolling basis and will close the vacancy once the position is fulfilled so we would encourage early applications should you be interested in the role.

Join Broadmead Baptist Church for a Gospel Outreach Evening on May 24th at 6.00pm. We’re very grateful that Simon Guillebaud will be joining us to preach. 

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The evening will begin with a time of praise, followed by testimonies and an invitational gospel message.

 

Please do join us and feel free to share this invitation within your congregations.

 

We also hope this gathering may serve as a stepping stone toward future collaborative outreach across the city—whether through open-air events or other forms of direct engagement in the years ahead.

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If you have any questions get in touch with Maki here.