Posts by Lucas Churchill

St Frideswide’s Christmas Fayre 2025

St Frideswide’s will be hosting their annual Christmas Fayre this coming Saturday! All are welcome to come along. There will be lots of different stalls, including from our own church member Anne. Anne says: “Please come and visit me at St Frideswide’s Christmas Fayre. I have lots of items suitable for Christmas gifts ranging from…

OCC Shoebox Update

This Christmas, we are involved in packing gift boxes to support Operation Christmas Child, a project which collects shoebox gifts for children in need worldwide, especially those affected by poverty, war, or disaster over Christmas. Shoe boxes are filled with toys, school supplies, and personal care items, and are then donated to be delivered to children…

Join us at 10.55 for Remembrance Sunday

We are delighted to welcome back Rev Dr Robert Ellis to our Morning Worship this Remembrance Sunday at 10.55am, Water Eaton Church Centre. Rob is a former minister of our church and retired Principal of Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford. This service will be livestreamed via YouTube. Details can be found in the church…

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£740 Raised for BMS Harvest Appeal!

Back in October we held our Harvest all-age service, centered around the BMS World Mission Harvest Appeal ‘Refugees Welcome’. During the service we learnt about, and had the opportunity to donate to, the BMS World Mission welcome centre in Cyprus, which is opening its arms to people from all over the world – people who…

Service of light 2025

All are welcome to St Frideswide’s Service of Light, which will be a quiet service to remember loved ones on this All Souls Day, Sunday 2nd November, at 3pm. The service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Please see the church newsletter or contact us for the link.

BBGA All-Age Service

All are welcome to join us for our BBGA all-age service on Sunday 2nd November! Our all-age service in November will be centered around the work of the 1st Bletchley Boys’ Brigade & Girls’ Association (BBGA), who we have been partnered with since 1926 and continue to work with children & young people in our…

Activity & Fun @ the OCC Packing Party

Lots of activity, fun and food was enjoyed at our Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party on Saturday! But what are we packing for? This Christmas, we are involved in packing gift boxes to support Operation Christmas Child, a project which collects shoebox gifts for children in need worldwide, especially those affected by poverty, war, or…

Shoebox packing Party: Helping Children This Christmas

This Christmas, we will be involved in packing gift boxes to support Operation Christmas Child, a project which collects shoebox gifts for children in need worldwide, especially those affected by poverty, war, or disaster over Christmas. Shoe boxes are filled with toys, school supplies, and personal care items, and are then donated to be delivered to…

We are now officially a Charity!

We have now officially become a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)! At a Special Church Members’ Meeting at the end of September, members’ voted to approve the resolution to incorporate Spurgeon Baptist Church as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), as of 1st January 2026. Our tremendous thanks go to Gareth who has spent a lot of…