Recent Updates

Remembrance Rosemary

Jane, one of our deacons, writes the following reflection for Remembrance Sunday: On Tuesday night, while I was beginning to prepare for Craft Group, I spotted a book that I had taken from the box of books in the foyer that had been available to anyone who wanted them. It is called, ‘All – Sorts…

Charity Fire Walk for WECH

Read all about the upcoming fundraiser for Water Eaton Community Hub, an initiative supported by Crosslinks and our sister church St Frideswide’s: About Water Eaton Food Larder grew out of an emergency food box response to Covid, partnering with the local Town Council and SOFEA/FareShare. When Covid and the delivery programme ended, it evolved into…

New Prayer & Meeting Rooms Open!

PRAYER AND MEETING ROOMS OPEN! It is with great delight that we can report that our recent building work is now complete! It has been finished on time and within budget – there is much to give thanks for, and we are so grateful to God for how smoothly the works have progressed and how…

BBGA All Age Service This Sunday

A reminder that our BBGA All Age Service is taking place this Sunday, 4th October! This will include the enrolment of members of the 1st Bletchley Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association, with which we are partnered. What is an enrolment service? It is the space given in the year for members, officers and helpers to…

Thanks from St Mark’s Meals

During our all age Harvest service a few weeks ago, we collected donations for St Mark’s Meals. “St Mark’s Meals is on a mission to ensure that No Child in Milton Keynes Should Ever Have To Go To Bed Hungry. Working with over 140 schools, family centres and community organisations across the city, we are…

Service of Light 2026

St Frideswide’s annual Service of Light will take place on 1st November at 3pm in church. This is an opportunity to remember our loved ones who have died, no matter how recently or long ago. There’ll be time and space to reflect, to light a candle, and to remember, in the presence of God. If…

100 Shoeboxes packed at OCC Packing Party!

Last Saturday, 10th October, we held our second Operation Christmas Child Packing Party which was led by Sarah. Sarah shares how the day went below: What an immense joy it was to come together and pack 100 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child this year! When we prayerfully set our goal of 100 shoeboxes, it felt…

All-Age Harvest Service & Lunch

A reminder that our Harvest All Age Service is taking place this Sunday, 4th October! This will be followed by a Bring & Share Lunch, with the theme of ‘food from around the world’. All the details can be found on the events page here. During the service, we will also be collecting foodstuffs for…

A Centenary to Remember!

Last weekend, the 1st Bletchley Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association, with whom we are partnered, turned 100!  Back in 1976, Ron Staniford, then Captain, wrote a history of 1st Bletchley in celebration of the 50th anniversary. At the end of the book he writes: … one can envisage that someone will be writing a further…

Join us for the Centenary Celebrations!

We are less than 24 hours away from the centenary weekend of the 1st Bletchley Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association! Spurgeon Baptist Church, and the Water Eaton Church Centre within which we meet, form an important part of the history and current work of the 1st Bletchley Company, with many BBGA leaders & members past…