Weekly Prayer Focus

Canvey Island Baptist church is a congregation who believe in God, know His love and share that love with their community. With their new minister, Andrew James, they have agreed that their focus is on three things: the strength of their unity, filling their hearts with more love for God and finding new ways to help people in their community. Since Andrew’s induction on 1st March, they have enjoyed a time of close fellowship and have been greatly encouraged by the strong ties with other local churches, especially our sister Baptist church, Wintergardens. The inter-church work has included regular breakfast meetings, a Maundy Thursday meal, a walk of witness through Canvey Island on Good Friday, and a Pentecost Picnic. They are grateful that the sense…

Worstead Baptist Church in Norfolk is in the small hamlet of Meeting Hill, on the other side of the North Walsham bypass from the actual village of Worstead. It meets in the Genesis Hall behind the chapel and serves the surrounding town of North Walsham and village of Worstead, and welcomes people from as far away as Aylsham, Bacton, Brundall, Cromer and Sheringham. Life in a small rural church is very different from church life in a town or city, with the struggle with admin and building repairs being the most striking. Though few in number (between 20 and 25), its members feel they are there to love and support, refresh, restore and sustain one another and those whom God has sent. These include some…

Parsons Heath is a small church community on the outskirts of Colchester. They have a passion for prayer, and through it a longing for encounter with Jesus. In 2016, they received a specific call to stop their busyness, to be still before the Lord, and to seek the guidance of God for their future and mission. This led to a challenging call to put down all their external activities, as they sought the heart of God for the brokenness around them. This developed into a whole-life discipleship focus and a call to be missional in their everyday lives, in homes, amongst family, at work and with neighbours. Prayer times are highlights of the week as they surrender before the Lord. They have learned to have…

Rayleigh Baptist Church is in the centre of Rayleigh, Essex, not far from Southend-on-Sea.  Rayleigh is a vibrant, professional town which is experiencing growth through new housing developments and schools.  Rayleigh Baptist Church is similarly a vibrant church with a strong focus on family and community work.  Following a period of mourning for a number of folk in its fellowship who died, the church is in a season of joy as it sees the green shoots of God’s blessings emerging, through its growing outreach into the community.  Just over 15 months ago, the church welcomed a new Community Minister, Michelle, to serve alongside Ricky, the Lead Minister; its Alpha and Begin with Jesus courses have created new disciples; the church held a baby blessing service…