Last September 42 people turned up for a sponsored walk around Bewl Water, a reservoir southwest of Tunbridge Wells. The event was organised by Proclamation Zambia, a ministry training and equipping church leaders through Kitwe Bible College in Zambia. Both before and during the walk, measures were carefully taken to be ‘covid-secure’, such as…
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The 126th annual meeting of the Bible Spreading Union was held in September at Bexley Strict Baptist Chapel, Kent. The preacher was Mr F. M. J. Raynsford who helpfully spoke from Genesis 3, emphasising the literal truth of the Bible’s opening chapters. Genesis 3 documents the entrance of sin into a perfect creation through…
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The second annual Truth in Science (TiS) Summer School was held online in early September. The conference attracted 67 registrants (including 55 students) – a marked increase from 30 delegates last year. TiS aims to give university students a foundation enabling them to stand firm for biblical truth in the face of anti-Christian sentiments…
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The European Mission Fellowship held their first youth conference via Zoom in July. Around 30 young people joined online for the event. Filipe Rodrigues from Portugal was the guest missionary speaker. The programme included an introduction to the work of EMF by Mission Director Steven Bowers, a quiz on Europe, a Portuguese song, a…
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In June over 100 people joined via Zoom for London Seminary’s annual Thanksgiving Service. The event is normally held at the seminary’s main campus in Finchley, where former guest speakers include Mark Dever, Al Mohler, and Geoff Thomas. This year, the gathering was conducted online for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions. Lecturers,…
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About 90 people gathered at Bere Regis Congregational Chapel in January for a day’s teaching on ‘Wonders of creation: design in a fallen world’. Colin Mitchell (Moorlands College) spoke on ‘Why biblical creation is good theology’, reminding us that the best commentary on the subject of creation is the Bible itself. Andy McIntosh, Emeritus…
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The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Crieff Fellowship was marked by an exceptional conference of preaching, reflection, fellowship, and prayer. The January event is an annual gathering of ministers from across Scotland. This year the principal speaker was Dr Joel Beeke, pastor, professor, and prolific author from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He delivered…
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Professor Julian Evans, OBE is a forestry expert. He studied the subject at Bangor University and later became President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. He is also an evangelical Christian, lay preacher and author of Day One Publications’ God’s Trees. In April, Julian gave an accompanying talk at Gillingham Baptist Church, Dorset. He…
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‘Facing a task unfinished, that drives us to our knees, a need that undiminished, rebukes our slothful ease’. Although written almost 90 years ago these words from the hymn by Frank Houghton are as true today as they were then. Some 700 believers from Grace Baptist Churches all over the UK gathered for the…
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The latest ‘Alpha and Omega Conference’ took place on Saturday 6 October, when Professor Edgar Andrews (see p.3) delivered two lectures based on his new book What is Man? Adam, alien or ape? These half-day conferences are held usually twice a year at the Campus Church, Welwyn Garden City, and feature issues of current…
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An anniversary gives us another opportunity to remember, and on 15-16 September 2018 the members and friends of West Park Church, Wolverhampton, recalled and celebrated God’s goodness since the founding of the church 50 years ago. In those days it was called Merridale Church and was in a different part of the city. Much…
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Seventy per cent of Christians know who they want to invite to church, but never do — something Michael Harvey, founder of the National Weekend of Invitation and Back to Church Sunday, reckons can change if Christians think differently. Talking to a packed hall at the Christian Resources Exhibition 2018, at Sandown Park in…
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