He has risen! Hallelujah! For our Easter Sunday service, aside from the celebratory songs, prayers, readings and an affirmation of church membership via Zoom, one of the activities led by Jane (one of our deacons) to celebrate Christ’s resurrection included making an Easter garden. An Easter garden is a helpful way to encapsulate the events…

In the run up to Easter, in partnership with Bridgebuilder Trust and as part of our schools’ work, we invited around 190 year 5 and 6 pupils to Easter Cracked – a chance to explore and ‘crack’ the meaning of the Easter story through interactive drama, quizzes, presentations and craft. This included an activity exploring…

With today being Palm Sunday, the palm crosses which get distributed every year during our Palm Sunday service have a more interesting backstory than you might think… The African Palm Project was started by Fr Alan Talbot, an Anglican priest, who served for six years as a missionary in the Diocese of Masasi in Tanzania.…

Recently, the Milton Keynes Living Archive posted an interesting article on their Facebook page covering the history of our Baptist church in the local area and the demolition of Spurgeon Baptist Memorial Church, our former building in Fenny Stratford before we moved to our current site at the Water Eaton Church Centre in 1975 (you…

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 at St Frideswide’s (with whom we share the building), and those which will be run jointly by both congregations. Whether you’re new, a…

Yesterday was Mothering Sunday, a chance to celebrate and remember all those who have been mothering figures in our lives, whether that be our own mum’s, close family members, or church family. As is the tradition in many churches across the country, all the mothers and mothering figures present in our congregation received flowers as…

Although not until July, volunteering for this year’s Lighthouse has now opened! If you are available from 31st July to 4th August and love telling children about Jesus, then follow the links to register. Visit the main Lighthouse website, where you can find the page for our Lighthouse, Lighthouse Water Eaton. Follow the instructions to…

Our shared Small Groups are starting up again this Lent with St Frideswide’s, and as with last year, will be focusing on the Anglican Oxford Diocese ‘Come and See’ materials, this time based on the Beatitudes. Why not join a group of 6-8 people to explore the Beatitudes, online or in-person? Can you bring a…

Have you seen the snowdrops flourishing beneath the fig tree in the Galilee Gardens? Our thanks go to Mike, for continuing to look after our garden so that we can enjoy these delights! Did you know? Lent Groups As with last year, we will be sharing our Lent Groups this year with St Frideswide’s, following…

Yesterday (Sunday 5th February) was the BMS Day of Prayer 2023 – a day to pray for BMS World Mission work across the world. In our Morning Worship on Sunday, Nick (who was leading our service and also works for BMS) introduced us to resources for the day of prayer during our service. These resources,…