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The Meaning of Baptism
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Robert Parkinson
The next four Sundays at Didsbury Baptist Church will feature a four-part series of sermons by Brian Haymes and Robert Parkinson on the meaning of baptism (from a Baptist perspective, of course!)
Sunday 20 October
Why believers’ baptism?
Brian Haymes
Sunday 27 October
Why total immersion?
Robert Parkinson
Sunday 3 November
Who can be baptised?
Robert Parkinson
Sunday 10 November
What difference does baptism make?
Brian Haymes
Please join us for any or all of these Sundays.
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Second Sunday
Posted on September 3, 2013 by Robert Parkinson
This Sunday (8 Sept) we begin a new format for our gathering that we expect to repeat every second Sunday of each month. We will start as usual at 10.30am when we will worship together with all ages for about 45 minutes before breaking for coffee. We will reconvene at 11.45 when adults and young people will learn together while the children gather in their groups. This will be followed by a bring and share lunch at about 12.30. The subject this Sunday will be Deepening Your Prayer Life. If you are free to join us for any or all of these activities you would be most welcome.
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Day Conference at DBC
Posted on April 19, 2013 by Robert Parkinson
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Wednesday night is Church night
Posted on January 3, 2013 by Anna Wright
Beginning on 9 January there will be a new series of midweek meetings, on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm. These will take place until the end of March, replacing the current homegroups. If you are interested in attending and would like more information please contact us – details on the left. The programme is:
January 9. Learning how to worship
What am I meant to do when someone says, “Let us worship God”?
January 16. Drawing close to God
How shall I approach God? The importance of praise and prayer
January 23. Learning how to listen for God
If God is speaking in the Bible and the sermon, how can I listen for His voice?
January 30. Responding to God
What kind of response to God can I begin to make in worship?
Thursday February 7. The worship is over, the service begins
How can we relate worship and everday life?
February 13. Ash Wednesday
A service of worship at the start of Lent
February 20. Three cheers for the poor and meek
We begin a short series of reflection son the Beatitudes
February 27. Three cheers for the mourners and the merciful
March 6. Three cheers for the hungry and the pure in heart
March 13. Three cheers for the peacemakers and the persecuted
March 20. Subverting our anxieties
The programme for Holy Week will be published later.
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Grand opening of our newly refurbished church building
Posted on January 9, 2012 by Robert Parkinson
After years of fund-raising and planning and after seven months of holding our church services at Beaver Road Primary School, we are delighted to be back in our own building. Our century-old church building (built in 1900 actually) has been renovated and extended. It now has a new main entrance and foyer on School Lane. New rooms include an office, a small meeting room, kitchen and toilets. The sanctuary has been completely refurbished and new windows are currently being installed. The ground floor is entirely accessible throughout. Extensive renovations have also been made to the Beaver Road entrance, foyer and hallway. The Marion Scott Playgroup and Beaver Road PlayStation are now fully operational at the Beaver Road end of the building and other community groups have now resumed their evening activities in the upstairs hall.
Celebrations to mark the opening of our newly refurbished building will take place from Saturday 14 January 2012. These will include:
Saturday 14 January
2.30pm Ribbon cutting
3.00pm Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving
7.30pm Celebration Concert
Monday 16 – Saturday 21 January
Open Week
10 am – 12 noon
display exhibition
tea and coffee served
Wednesday 18 January
Visit of Pat Took (President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain)
12 noon Meeting for ministers and clergy
7.30pm Evening Celebration
Tuesday 24 January
7.30 pm Convivia in Concert
If you can make any of these events, we’d be delighted to see you.
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Christmas at DBC
Posted on December 6, 2011 by Robert Parkinson
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Building work begins today
Posted on June 2, 2011 by Robert Parkinson
The day has finally arrived! The members of Didsbury Baptist Church have been raising funds and planning to remodel the church’s building for many years. Today the builders are scheduled to arrive on site and start the work that will open up all kinds of new possibilities for our ministry and mission.
Last week we cleared out the sanctuary so that building work can begin. Thank you to all our friends, especially Didsbury United Reformed Church, for storing our furniture and equipment.
An empty sanctuary
Last Sunday, we held our first service at Beaver Road Primary School. We will be meeting there every Sunday until our new sanctuary is completed.
First Sunday at Beaver Road School - almost ready
This Sunday Stephen Ibbotson will be our preacher at the school. If you do not already worship elsewhere or you are visiting Didsbury, you would be very welcome to join us on Sunday at 10.30 a.m.
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Exploring the Story
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Robert Parkinson
We continue with Exploring the Story (details below) this coming Saturday. About a dozen of us, from three south Manchester churches, are using the three-part course to help us explore the Bible. On Saturday we will be concentrating on the Prophets. There is still room to join us this week if you are interested. Just drop me a line at robert@didsburybaptist.org.uk.
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Thank you Scott!
Posted on December 9, 2010 by Robert Parkinson
If you have ever been to Didsbury Baptist Church and if you know anything at all about our building project, you just have to see the work of Scott Miller! I have never met Scott (though I hope in the New Year to do so). A third-year BA (Hons) student in Modelmaking at the Arts University College in Bournemouth, Scott has (almost) completed a 1:100 scale model of the proposed developments for our church building.
OK, I know nothing about model-making but to my mind Scott has done an outstanding job of representing our building as we hope it will soon become. He has documented his creative journey on his blog at http://year3externalbrief.blogspot.com/. If you take a look, you’ll find some exquisite pictures of the (more-or-less) finished product. But don’t stop there; read Scott’s archives and follow the process from beginning to end. Scott’s journey is fascinating and the model, brilliant!
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