Weekly Prayer Focus

London Road Baptist Church is a family-friendly church packed with people from all walks of life, with a vision to be a thriving Jesus-following community that reflects the transformative power of Jesus to our town of Lowestoft. They believe that relationships are key to developing opportunities to share Jesus and make disciples. Although you can connect with the church family on a Sunday morning to worship, there is a lot more happening at LRBC. During the week, you will find small groups and the youth group, Pulse, at the church. At the Whitton Life Community Hub there is children’s work, a café, and ‘Knit and Natter’ amongst other things! Whilst around town, the Chaplaincy Lowestoft team are regularly out and about giving out freebies and…

Epping Green Chapel has been the historic heart of the village since 1820, as the only church. Whilst its walls are filled with history, its doors are wide open to everyone today – whether you’ve never stepped inside before or haven’t visited in a while. There, you’ll find a place to worship and belong with warm hearts, friendly faces and a message of hope grounded in the timeless truths of the Bible. The village itself doesn’t have many amenities, and its most prominent feature is the road between Epping and Harlow. The church of around 20 people mostly live elsewhere and are grateful for the closed pub opposite that allows parking – as there are no pavements in the village to allow for walking from…

As we come to the end of the calendar but embrace the beginning of a new liturgical year with the season of Advent, we’re grateful as a team to be able to look back and to give thanks, but also to look forward with anticipation of all that God is still to do. The prayers, practical support, and encouragement of churches and ministers across the Association has been a real blessing this year.  We appreciate all the ways in which people express their support for us, and we’re particularly grateful for our home churches and the blessing they are to us. As a team, we always have reasons to be grateful when we gather together because of all that is happening across our Association.  We…

Love Purfleet is a pioneer church plant part-funded by a generous Home Mission grant. Purfleet-on-Thames lies on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex just outside the Greater London area. The small Baptist church in Purfleet closed down in 2007 and the building was subsequently sold. In the last few years the funds from the sale of the church have been invested in purchasing a flat in Purfleet for a new church planter/minister to live in while looking to begin a new work and establish a new community of Christians within the area. After a search lasting several years Rev Chad Archbold (pictured) was appointed to lead the project and began his role on 1st October 2024. He has experience of serving in…