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Welcome to Bethel Baptist Church

Jason — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:33:09 +0000

We are a lively, worshiping, caring Church, always looking for ways to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with our community.

If you are visiting in the area and looking for somewhere to worship on a Sunday morning please do come along – we look forward to welcoming you to our service.

If you would like to know more about the Christian faith, find out more about Bethel or just talk to somebody, you can call in at the church where our minister, David Mann, has his office, or you could try calling him on 01954 230458

We hope that you find find this website useful and informative. If there is any further information that you require, or you would like to enquire about using the rooms in the church building please contact us using the details on the Contact Us page.

You can find out more about what has been happening at Bethel by taking a look at the recent Fellowship Reports.

Daily Bible Verse

Psalm 97:10
“Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” [...]

Special Events

Jason — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:58:01 +0000

The BIG Advent Calendar

Each day throughout December, a new window was decorated by a group from within the church or the local community. Above is a collection of some of the windows including Swavesey Community Choir, Explorers Group,The Church Worship Group, Swavesey Camera Club and the Brownies. On 24th December the Church was open so that all the windows could be admired.

Outdoor Nativity

Sunday 18th December

Many people came along to be a part of the GREATEST story EVER told ….Mary and Joseph led the visitors to look for accommodation, and then travelled across the fields to see the shepherds huddled over a fire, the angels suddenly appear, and the star leading the wise men to the stable where a baby was cradled on Mary’s knee.

Monday Night Club Christmas Celebration

Monday 19th December

Over 100 children and their parents attended this event. The children played games and did craft activities before eating supper together.

Candlelight Christmas Eve Celebration

24th December

This was attended by a wide age range of people. The Bethel puppets started off the service and the theme of The Great Escape helped everyone to prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth .

Christmas Day Celebration

25th December @ 10:45am

Alternative Christmas Market:

November 26th.

10am – 3pm,

At this year’s market there were over 20 stalls and £1000 was raised for Multiple Sclerosis Society. The stalls included:

Fair-trade gifts, handbags and jewellery

Wide selection of Fair-trade food items

Speciality vinegars and pickles

Handmade candles

Botanical and aromatherapy soaps & lotions

Silver Jewellery

Quilted soft furnishings

Handmade and charity Greeting cards & stationery

Christian books and music and more!

FREE Childrens’ craft activities Lunch and afternoon tea available!

Murder Mystery Evening: October 15th.

Let us take you back to1942. It’s the weekly dance at an American airbase near Cambridge, so come and join us for an evening of

Intrigue, Murder, Music and Mind Illusion

Preferred Dress Code: 1940’s civilian or service uniform

Summer Fellowship Events

• Saturday July 30^th (hosted by Austin & Ruth)

– Family bring and share summer BBQ & buffet

– See sign-up sheet in Compass Room

• Sunday August 14^th

– Bethel family and friends picnic and games

August (27 or 28 – tbc)

– Family bring and share summer BBQ

Picnic in the Playground: Sunday 14th August. 2.00 pm

Swavesey Primary School playing field.

Come and join us for an afternoon of family fun. Bring your own picnic and join in the fun and games including Volleyball, Softball, Kwik Cricket, Tag Rugby and Challenge Games

Journey to the Cross:

This was a Multimedia journey through the week leading up to Easter. The journey started with Jesus entry into Jerusalem and followed through to the resurrection. It was well attended and proved to be stimulating and thought provoking.

Brainbox Challenge: Sunday 20th March

After the morning service there was a bring and share lunch which included a Quiz organised by Urban Saints for teams of young people in school years 7 – 11. The food was plentiful and good and the quiz was enjoyed by all.

Dedication Service: Sunday 6th March

As part of the Sunday service Yinka and Moji Opaleye brought their children Temi, Ayo and Anjola to be dedicated. This was to give thanks for their family to God and to share their joy with the whole of the fellowship. It was a lively service with several African worship songs, bible readings and prayers for each of the children.

Wellsprings: Wednesday 2nd February – 28th March 2011 8 pm

This is a seven week course for Women starting on 2nd February. The course will provide an opportunity to discuss Issues facing Women today; to enjoy each others company and be pampered.

Contact Sue Hope or Becky Dear for further information.

God and Chocolate: Friday 28th January 2011 7-10 pm

Cheryl, a professional chocolatier, kept us enthralled as she described the history of Chocolate, allowed us to appreciate many different types of chocloate by letting us taste them all! demonstrated truffle making and then allowed us to make our own truffles and chocolates. She talked about how God has been involved in this work and gave us each a chocolate heart to demonstrate how much God loves each one of us. The heart contained gold leaf to show just how precious we all are.

2011 New Year Party on 8th January 6pm onwards

An informal evening where we met together and enjoyed each other’s company. This event was well attended with about fifty adults together with their families, lots of food and some entertaining quizzes and games.

Explorers Party Monday 20th December 2010

Christmas was celebrated with all the explorers at the end of term party.

Open Air Nativity Sunday 19th December 2010 5pm

Journey with the shepherds, kings and angels to meet and celebrate the birth of Jesus at the stable. Follow Mary and Joseph across the fields and return to church to enjoy mulled wine, sausage rolls and mince pies.

Murder Mystery Evening November 2010

An evening of fun to solve a mystery. Where was the missing diamond and who committed the crime? A 1920s theme to a story of intrigue, with a delicious supper, superb acting and finally the answer was revealed.

aft activities

Lunch and afternoon tea available!A

Come along to Bethel Baptist Church and find out more about the Easter story; a story of truth, love and hope for the whole world!
Monday 18th April to Thursday 21st April
10:00am to 1:00pm and 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Journey to the Cross is an interactive experience for the whole family. It will take between 30 and 60 minutes to complete the journey.
Journey to the Cross is not a formal service. You can come along and begin the journey at any time and leave when you are ready.
For more information contact Rev. David Mann on 01954 230458

About our church

Jason — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:33:09 +0000

We like to think of ourselves as one big family!

We come from a variety of denominational backgrounds and experiences, and we believe that this helps us to be an open, friendly and welcoming church.

Worship at Bethel

We meet for worship every Sunday morning at 10:45am.

We try to keep the services fresh and enjoyable and hope to offer a spiritual challenge through the word, the prayer and the praise.

On the first Sunday of each month we have our Alternative Service. This often takes the form of Café Church and involves a variety of themes and speakers.

On the third Sunday of each month our service includes Communion. We enjoy sharing this important time of fellowship in a variety of ways and we encourage the children and young people to participate.