Home Mission is all about helping Baptist churches and individuals to reach their mission potential and bring the love of God to their communities. It is the Baptist family purse, and each year our Union has an appeal to raise money for Home Mission. To help churches understand more about the breadth of Home Mission-supported activity, EBA has produced a video. We join Upson Downs Baptist Church Meeting, which has been going on for quite a while. Just as they think they are making progress Mr Grenville-Stubbs raises his hand… The YouTube link is https://youtu.be/kCw3CGlU1eM You can alternatively download a zipped folder from here https://easternbaptistassociation.box.com/s/cx927pms1buu189piv6wqvslbldu17ha that contains two different video formats and also the video embedded in a PowerPoint.
Hundreds have visited an installation of silhouettes of fallen British soldiers linked to Leigh Road Baptist Church (LRBC). The stories of these serviceman has been on display for visitors from the community at the home of Leigh Road Baptist Church, Leigh-on-Sea from Saturday 10th to Wednesday 14th November. The ‘There But Not There’ installation was part of the centenary commemoration of the end of the 1914-1918 First World War and the exhibition at the church surrounding this was curated to give opportunity to educate, commemorate and heal. LRBC joined thousands of other locations to place representative figures for every name on local war memorials around the country, into their place of worship, their school, their workplace or wherever their absence was keenly felt. As well as the transparent silhouettes, poetry, sound effects of war, WW1 artefacts and lighting were used to help transport visitors to the battlefields where such sacrifices …
Safeguarding training at Level 2 and Level 3 proves to be one of the Associations largest attended. Confirmed dates for 2019. Level 2 and Level 3 Fully Booked 13 April, Bethel Baptist Church, Swavesey, Cambs, 22 June, Hawkwell Baptist Church, Essex, Few places left 7 September, Burwell Baptist Church, Cambs, 21 September, Frinton Free Church, Essex Level 2 Courses only 27 April, Cornerstone, Kings Lynn Baptist Church, PE30 5JS, Norfolk Places are limited for each course so early booking is suggested. Fees are £10 per person per level. Please book with Hayley at secretary@easternbaptist.org.uk
