Church Stories
From Sunday gathering to wider community outreach, Coronavirus and the accompanying lockdown have changed the lives of all our churches. In this section we’d like to share stories of how our churches have been adapting to this new reality, so together we can learn, rejoice and lament.
If you have a story to share,
please contact us.
| 'It was so painful' | As the minister of Trinity Church in Rawdon, Leeds, Helen Lambert normally conducts around four to five funerals a year. 2020 has proved to be very different
More ...
| |
|
| 'We have facilitated friendship' | How the vision of a Devon church, released in part by a Home Mission grant at the start of 2020, has led to the explosion of a brand new missional adventure over the weeks of lockdown
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| ‘Do not be afraid’ | Baptist minister Paul Campion introduces a song written by one of his congregation shortly before he died in July 2018. It has a message that resonates deeply today - and a new recording is available for churches
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| A call to mission | Now is the perfect time to ask the question ‘Am I linked to the church where God wants me to serve?’ says Sandra Kimber of Hampton Wick Baptist Church
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| Albert to the rescue | During a period of self-isolation, Baptist minister Richard Littledale wrote a child-friendly book about social distancing. He explains more
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| Back into the building | Kim Bames from Waltham Abbey Baptist Church shares advice for churches thinking about returning to their buildings
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| Church encourages community to 'try praying' | A number of churches in and around Cambridge are inviting those who 'don't do church' to give prayer a try. Little did they realise launch of the initiative would coincide with Covid-19 and a time of increased anxiety and fear
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| Church's lockdown Psalm 23 meditation | Dereham Baptist Church marked its 237th anniversary with a special meditation on Psalm 23, put together by some of its congregation in lockdown. Lead minister Nigel Bayley explains more
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| Lockdown without technology | With a more elderly congregation, we could not connect using technology, but kept the church connecting in other ways, explains Gerry Stanton, minister Union Church and Community Centre
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| University challenges | University students have had a hugely disrupted year. Joni Roberts and Josh Edah give an insight into their experiences in the pandemic.
More ...
| |
|
| Unlocking the lockdown | The journey from supermarket to recording studio and beyond – Stephen Cave of Queens Road Baptist Church, Broadstairs offers his thoughts
More ...
| Baptist Times |
|
| We are not alone | Sheena Dykes and Dawn Hazell highlight a resource to help people to understand and share experiences of grief in the midst of Covid-19
More ...
| |
|
| We have to provide hope | Parish nurses walk alongside those who are struggling in the communities they serve. How has the pandemic impacted their ministry, and what needs do they perceive as we move forward?
More ...
| |
|
|
|