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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 […]

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

At this time of year, many people are looking to get involved in charitable giving. If you want to give a special gift above and beyond your regular giving, here are a few opportunities: 1. Church Building for Northwest Baptist in Derry, N Ireland Many of you probably remember Pastor James. He preached at our

There are many things that come under the phrase, ‘the mission of the church’. We could say that the mission of the church is to ‘observe all that Jesus commanded us to do’ (Matthew 28:19-20). And this mission includes ministry to one another as we discussed last week – to build one another up, to

Last week we looked at the first time the word ‘church’ is found in the Bible and discussed ‘What is the Church?‘ The second time the word ‘church’ is found in the Bible is Matthew 18:15-20, and what we will see from this passage is the Ministry of the Church. When we say the ministry

19th-25th November Pastor’s Update I was away from Downham this past Sunday preaching for a pastor friend in Woolwich. Please pray for the work of the gospel in Woolwich as there has been a wave of crime taking place in and around the church there. Paul Waller was a blessing to our church, I believe,

The game of Chinese whispers illustrates what happens the further we get from the original source. The word ‘peanut butter’ can turn into something like ‘buffalo’ by the end. The word ‘church’ has unfortunately been the victim of such deterioration. As time goes on and we get further and further away from the start of the

12th-18th November Wednesday night is our midweek prayer meeting and Bible study. Jeff Bryan will be leading the study. The Bible passage will be Genesis 37:12-36. Most Fridays nights, the young adults of the church (ages 15+) get together for fellowship. We will be meeting again this Friday at the Snode house at 7pm. Any

It is common for people to believe that all faiths are essentially the same with a few differences. Some have described the various world religions like various paths leading up the same mountain – each coming from a different place, but all leading to the same location. But is it true that all roads lead

5th-11th November Tonight at 7pm is our midweek prayer meeting and Bible study. We always enjoy a good time of prayer together, and we will be back in Genesis together. Saturday at 10am is our community outreach. We will go out into the community to share the gospel. If you would like to help, please