Being Baptist

DBC is committed to being a Baptist Church, and the church’s life and worship are shaped by the core Baptist principles of believer’s baptism, congregational government, committed discipleship, and a willingness to engage in the mission challenge. You can find out more information about Baptist Basics here.

Alongside our Baptist identity, we are a diverse, multi-national church, with many different understandings of faith, theology, the Bible and its meaning for life today. The church values its diverse and inclusive fellowship and works collaboratively.

At DBC we strive to be a welcoming, caring and inclusive Christian community, as stated in our aims. We believe Jesus wants us to welcome people without worrying in the first instance about what they believe, how they live or where they come from. Relationships are at the heart of what it means to be church, and although we believe doctrine and theology are important, they must help us to be the kind of loving, caring church that God wants us to be.

Our 7 Aims

The church has an agreed set of aims, which are:

1. To follow Jesus by proclaiming the Kingdom of God in words and deeds in ways that are real and relevant to contemporary people and the society in which they live.

2. To invite people to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in repentance, faith and commitment expressed through baptism and church membership and Christian service in the world.

3. To focus the church’s mission and ministry by serving the people of Didsbury, while understanding and participating in God’s wider mission.

4. To provide a Christian community in which all people, including those of other faiths and none, will be accepted, valued and welcomed as they are.

5. To provide a Christian community in which disciples of Jesus Christ have the opportunity to worship God, use their gifts and grow in their understanding and practice of Christian faith.

6. To be a church based on the order and principles of the Baptist denomination expressed in membership of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

7. To be a church which recognises that it belongs to the one Church of Jesus Christ.

Our Constitution

For more information on the agreed upon beliefs of the church, please consult our constitution.

Our Safeguarding Policy

We take safeguarding very seriously at DBC. The safeguarding policy is updated regularly to reflect the needs of our congregation. You can find the most current version here.