Pastor’s Update We had a very good weekend together, beginning with our men’s curry night on Friday night and then through to our services on Sunday. It was great to observe the Lord’s Supper together and to eat lunch together at our monthly Bring and Share (usually the 3rd Sunday of the month). This Saturday […]
Joy is a choice. Praise is a decision. It should not be determined by our situation but by the truth. The truth of who God is and His greatness never changes even when our situation is less than desirable. David models this for us in Psalm 57. He is fleeing from Saul and is now
Pastor’s Update Happy new year to all of you! I hope that you have had a good start to the year. I know that there have been a number of challenges for various people with deaths, sickness, and other things. We are praying for you, and I appreciate how you are trying to uphold and
Pastor’s Update Today is the last day of the year! It would be good for all of us to take some time to reflect on God’s blessings this past year as well as the lessons that God has taught us. We have a Watchnight Service tonight from 10:30pm until midnight that we hope will help
Merry Christmas! We have had a great time celebrating as a church with our Christmas Bring and Share Lunch last Sunday and our Carol Service yesterday. If you were not able to attend, you can go back and listen to the messages that were preached: ‘The Birth of Jesus Christ’ from Matthew 1:18-25 ‘The King
Two weeks ago at our Christmas meal, we had a poem writing challenge. We did not get a chance to read out the poems, so we wanted to pass these along for your enjoyment: GROUP ONE Christmas is a time I love Bestowed on us from God above In remembrance of Jesus’s birth When He
Pastor’s Update On Saturday, Jeff Bryan and I attended a special exhibition about Ashurbanipal, considered the greatest of the Assyrian kings. It was a fascinating exhibit (if you are into the sort of thing) that showed his desire to be great and to bring peace to the world. Ironically, he seemed to have spent most
Pastor’s Update Last week on Wednesday night, we had a great time studying Genesis 39 and praying through all the members and attendees of our church. If you don’t normally come to our midweek Bible study and prayer meeting, I’d encourage you to come out from 7-8pm on Wednesdays. The Christmas Fair went very well
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Christmas is around the corner, and at Downham Baptist Church we are holding a Chrismas fair fundraiser! Get Christmas off to a great start for all the family. Find beautiful gifts stalls, table to sale, entertainment and create gorgeous decorations. There’ll be food, drink, games and fun for all ages. So if you want to
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Pastor’s Update Teri and I are currently experiencing what it would be like to have 7 children. We are watching Chris and Sherry Waye’s children for a week while they celebrate their anniversary and attend a missionary conference. It has been stressful at times but fun as well! I really enjoyed the weekend. It was
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