Celebrate Christmas in 2016 at Godstone Baptist Church at the following events:Note: click on the links for further event details Friday 16th December 8pm – Moving Pictures Community Cinema – Pete’s Dragon Sunday 18th December 10:30am – Family Nativity Service Sunday 18th December 6:00pm – Carols By Candlelight Sunday 25th December 10:30 am – Christmas […]
What is on your ‘most anticipated’ list this year? I suppose it depends what you’re passionate about. If you’re a petrol-head, I suppose you’re looking forward to the release of the Alpha Romeo Giulia or the return of Clarkson, May and Hamilton in their new series, the ‘Grand Tour’. If you’re a bit of a […]
By the time you read this the new £5 note will have found it’s way into your wallet or purse. It’s the first polymer (plastic) currency ever issued by the bank of England. You can even dunk it in your tea (if you feel the need to!?) It’s impossible to turn on the news without […]
Summer is one of my favourite times of the year. Long evenings. Barbeques. Holidays and a good book. It’s a time to be with people without a meeting agenda getting in the way. I also love the summer because I’m a bit of a film-buff and summer is the time for the summer blockbuster! This […]
I can’t help feeling a sense of deep bereavement about the decision on Thursday to distance ourselves from Europe. Mine is a personal sense of sadness shared by some, but I appreciate not by all. I’ve found comfort in – and a reminder that God is our fortress and our security lies in him. Read […]
There’s something very British about egg mayonnaise sandwiches, Jaffa cakes and Ribena, and all three were on offer at the street party on the green hosted By Godstone Baptist Church on the village green last Friday. Two hours before, we had already hosted a special lunch club in the Baptist Church hall for seniors. A […]
In the run-up towards Easter, our church made the courageous decision to make the 40 days of Lent about others and not about ourselves. We signed up to the ‘40Acts’ initiative and committed to an act of kindness each day towards those we know and those we don’t. We had some great stories to share. […]
Here’s all the videos highlighting each week of 40acts for 2016: Week 6: Week 5: Week 4: Week 3: Week 2: Week 1:
The word ‘STORY’ has deep roots. I recently visited my mum in Kent, who reminded me that my favorite storybook when I was a kid was ‘Tim Mouse goes down the stream.’ I would make her read the story to me over and over and over again. It reminds me of the power of a […]
Lent 2016- Do Lent Generously- Starts 10th Feb 2016. This year we’ll be doing Lent differently. Instead of making lent about ‘self-improvement’, let’s make it about ‘world improvement’. In our recent sermon series ‘Resolutions’ we said- ‘If you really want to be a better person, make the world a better place!’ This lent we’ll be […]
