We use them every year, and often take them for granted. But where do our Palm Crosses actually come from? Steph, one of our Deacons, explains this to us below: As we approach Palm Sunday, I thought you might be interested to learn where our Palm Crosses come from. The African Palm project started in…
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Find out more about the Easter week services and activities taking place at the Water Eaton Church Centre by following the links below for more information. These include services led by us, our friends from St Frideswide’s (with whom we share the building), and those which will be run jointly by both congregations. Whether you’re new, a regular, or simply exploring…
Over the last week, there have been several fundraising opportunities for the Church Centre and its outreach activities. Lighthouse Water Eaton – £1 Fundraiser The team at Lighthouse Water Eaton is thankful for the generosity of giving from their recent £1 table top sale on Sunday 6th April. Donations were given with such joy. The…
On Sunday 6th April, between the St Frideswide’s and Spurgeon’s morning services (so between 10.30am and 11am), a £1 sale fundraising event for Lighthouse Water Eaton 2025 will be taking place. Plants, toys, bracelets and cards will all be priced at £1. So please look down the bottom of your sofa for any change or…
On Saturday 3rd May at 3pm we will be joined at the Water Eaton Church Centre by Paul Jones and Fiona Hendley Jones, for an event entitled ‘Atheist to Christian’. Click here to view the events page. Hear how faith in God changed their lives; an uplifting, powerful and humorous story about their journey to…
Spurgeon’s is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain, which means we have a vote for who will be the next BU President for 2026-27. No nominations were received for the 2025-26 President and Council agreed there would be a fallow year with no President in 2025-26. Further to the call for nominations for…
Volunteers are needed for Lighthouse Water Eaton 2025! Lighthouse is a non-residential week long holiday club for children run by Christians from local churches working together, bringing churches and communities together around children. Registration is now open via SignMeUp for volunteer applications for Lighthouse Water Eaton. The holiday club will run from Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August.…
Our minister Mung reflects on his first year at Spurgeon’s and looks forward to Lent and the activities of the coming few months: It’s been one whole year since I’ve joined the Spurgeon Baptist Church family. Did anyone notice it? Where has the time gone? I started on 1st March last year with my cup…
Do you have questions about Christianity? Anything you have heard about Christianity which seems confusing or doesn’t make sense? You are warmly welcome to join our Alpha Course! Mung, our minister, is running an Alpha Course on Wednesday evenings during the months of March and April at the Manse (the home of the minister). What is the…
We are very pleased that the heating to the building is coming back in stages, and that the air source heat pump will be commissioned next week (pictured above). However, due to faulty heaters in the Assembly Room (which need repair) and air which needs to be eradicated from the system currently, it may take…