IBC Gießen

International Baptist Church (IBC) Giessen is an English-speaking Baptist Church in Giessen, Germany. We'll get back to you.

We are an evangelical Baptist church that ministers especially to English speakers in Gießen, Germany. It is our goal to help people to learn more about Jesus and assist them in developing a personal relationship with him. We minister in a city with a relatively high percentage of international students, resident foreigners and refugees. Most of our attendants are made up of this group, many are e

ither German or foreign college students. What connects us is a common desire to get to know God and worship him. If you would like to know more about us, start following our updates on Facebook or come to one of our worship services! Should you have feedback about our church services, a prayer request or a question about the Christian faith, don't hesitate to contact us. IBC Gießen is a member of the International Baptist Convention (IBC) and the Bund evangelisch-freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland (BEFG; which is a Baptist denomination). Our worship services are on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. You should come check it out if you are in the area and would like to learn more about God! www.ibc-giessen.org/
www.ibc-churches.org/
www.baptisten.de/
www.gottkennen.de/

Übrigens: Wir sprechen auch Deutsch. :-)

15/06/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

John 16:25-33 – the end of the Upper Room Discourse. Jesus explains everything, the disciples understand, and there is a happy end for everyone. Not quite. Jesus leaves his disciples with encouragement and reassurance because He knows the fear that will be in the disciples’ hearts. While they acknowledge that He is no longer speaking figuratively, this knowledge does nothing to comfort them. Listen again to Pastor Lucas’ reflections on this passage, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHUcjSXdAYI

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study is an online only event looking at the Kings of Israel. The next session takes place on Wednesday at 7pm.
Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you are not able to be there, you are more than welcome to join us on our livestream. After the service we will be firing up the grill and barbecuing some sausages! To make a ‘proper meal’ out of it, we invite you to bring sides, salads and desserts – and enjoy an extended time of fellowship with us. So that we have the right amount of sausages for everyone, we would be thankful if you could get in touch to tell us that you plan on joining us.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

12/06/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

We apologise for the very short notice, but Saturday's (13th) King's Daughters breakfast has unfortunately been cancelled.

Our next date for ladies' breakfast is Saturday 11th July.

Be blessed!

08/06/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

Asking others for help can be difficult based on a number of differing factors: how the person asking feels about presenting their problem to another; what the issue is at all; and whether the person seeking assistance knows the person they are to get into contact with. For some it might come very easily, for others it may require an enormous amount of courage. There is of course another group of people who insist that they do not ever need the help from anyone. They are independent and can manage on their own, thank you very much. What all these people have in common, though, is the use of prayer. Even a non-believer might become so desperate that they, earnestly or not, turn to God with a fleeting “help me!”. Psalm 121 shows us what God does when He is called upon, no matter how you feel about expressing your need for help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnFXxj7twk

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study is back at it this week, with the next session in their Kings of Israel series. This is an online only event on Wednesday at 7pm.

King’s Daughters will be hosting their next breakfast at the Campus für Christus building this coming Saturday at 9:30am. So that they can have an idea of how many women to expect, please write to the e-mail address given below or leave a note in the WhatsApp group.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you are not able to be there, you are more than welcome to join us on our livestream.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Barbecue reminder…
There is now a sign-up list for all those planning on sticking around after the service on 21st June for our barbecue! The Church will be providing sausages, and the rest of the congregation is asked to bring sides, salads and desserts. Even if you have not decided what you will bring we would be grateful if you could write your name on the list telling us you will attend, so that we may buy an appropriate amount of sausages – you can either wait until Sunday, or use the e-mail address given above.

Have a blessed week!

01/06/2026

Dear Church family and friends,
Perhaps you have been following our sermons for the last couple of weeks and thought “How does the ‘helper’ actually ‘help’?”. Pastor Buddy offered us one suggestion on Sunday, when he looked at John 16: 16-24… and the film ‘Apollo 13’…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWF0nZQawDU.

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study will not take place this week due to the Bank Holiday on Thursday (Fronleichnam/Corpus Christi).

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. As it is the first Sunday of the month, we will not only be looking at another Psalm as part of our sermon series, but also be sharing the Lord’s Table together. If you are joining us online, you might want to get some bread and juice before logging on.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Barbecue reminder…
Not long now until our summer BBQ after the service on the 21st June! The Church will provide sausages and drinks – and we’re relying on you to supply salads, sides and desserts! A sign-up sheet will be available, but if you do plan on attending and know that you will forget to put your name down, you are more than welcome to register using the e-mail given above.

Have a blessed week!

25/05/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

‘… and leaving the Spirit ‘til, the work on earth is done’
On Sunday, in our next instalment of our series in John, Pastor Lucas preached on chapter 16 verses 12 to 15. In this passage, Jesus continues to explain that the disciples will not be left alone after His time with them is over. Jesus’ part in God’s salvation plan is coming to a close, but there is still work to be done. To the disciples and even us nowadays, the Spirit remains a mystery yet we can see Him working every day in our lives. Like Jesus, the Spirit has many roles or functions – all of which are designed to glorify God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UjTWfbLphU

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study will meet again on Wednesday at 7pm. This is an online only event, so you will need to write to the e-mail address given below and then grab your Bible to learn more about the kings of Israel.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you aren’t around to join us in-person, you can be part of the online congregation via our livestream.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Summer…
We at IBC Giessen love to meet together after service for food and at this time of year that means it is barbecue time! In around four weeks’ time, on 21st June, we will fire up the grill and serve up a tasty meal for everyone. All we ask is for contributions of salads, sides and desserts to go along with the sausages that the Church will provide. So that we do not end up with lots of leftovers, we would be thankful if you could get in touch if you plan on joining us.

Have a blessed week!

18/05/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

This past Thursday we marked Jesus’ return to the Father in heaven (Ascension Day/Himmelfahrt). This coming Sunday and Monday, there will be a Bank Holiday to commemorate the sending of the Holy Spirit (Pfingsten/Pentecost). But why do we need the Holy Spirit, and what is its purpose? As Pastor Buddy explained in Sunday’s sermon, the Holy Spirit is a helper. With Jesus no longer physically by our side, it is His Spirit that guides, comforts and strengthens us. Our own plans are futile without it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFMMT2jTVk

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study will meet again on Wednesday at 7pm. This is an online only event, so you will need to grab your Bible and click on this link to learn more about the kings of Israel.

Men’s Breakfast is upon us again this Saturday at 9:30am. If you are a gentleman and can make it to the Campus für Christus building, we’d love to see you! Just drop us a line and tell us what you will bring to the buffet.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you aren’t around to join us in-person, you can be part of the online congregation via our livestream.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

11/05/2026

Dear Church family and friends,
Put yourself in the shoes of Jesus’ disciples: you’ve had years under his guidance, a personal relationship with a real, living being. Then he leaves. Not only that, but he knows that he will not be around and tells you so multiple times; a person that you have grown to love and whose presence is an integral part of your own life, no longer there. Naturally, your first question would be ‘what do we do?’. Thousands of years later, we know to ‘live by faith and not by sight’ – the disciples, on-other-hand, must deal with the transition from Jesus being physically by their side to his being with them spiritually. They are provided some instruction in John 16, verses 1 to 4, as Pastor Johannes explains in his sermon from Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gOG832cIvY

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study is cancelled this week due to the Bank Holiday (Ascension Day) on Thursday.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you aren’t around to join us in-person, you can be part of the online congregation via our livestream.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

04/05/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

With Friday’s Bank Holiday sunshine lasting the whole weekend, we have had the perfect opportunity to enjoy all that spring has to offer. Some trees still have blossom on them, the fields are green and the sky has been blue – glorious! If you are of the opinion that spring is your favourite season, then you are in good company as Pastor Lucas thinks so too. Psalm 104 is a fitting response for the awe we must feel for God’s creation and how He had planned it all along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3DCS9jfTc

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study continues on Wednesday evening at 7pm via Zoom. They are looking at the Kings of Israel, so grab your Bible and join in.

King’s Daughters are planning their next breakfast which will take place this coming Saturday (9th) at 9:30am in the Campus für Christus rooms. So far, there are three who have registered an interest in joining. If you are a woman and would like to get involved, please write to the e-mail address given below.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at its usual time of 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. If you aren’t around to join us in-person, you can be part of the online congregation via our livestream.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

27/04/2026

Dear Church family and friends,

We are not promised an easy life. In fact, we are told in John 15 : 18 – 27, what we are promised is experiences similar to those of Jesus – especially in terms of how we as believers are treated in society. In a world where hate seems to be easier to express than love, here we are as God’s children trying to live a life which is reflects the love He has for us. Pastor Johannes further explores this in his sermon from Sunday, and reminds of what to do when the world seems utterly determined in isolating us because of our faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmusBtRytBA.

The tech guys had a hard time of it on Sunday when the Zoom livestream failed to broadcast. We would like to apologise again to those who were patiently waiting for the action to start. As you can see, a solution to recording the sermon was found, but it is audio only.

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study continues on Wednesday evening at 7pm via Zoom. They are looking at the Kings of Israel, so grab your Bible and join in.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. As it is the first Sunday of the month, we will be sharing the Lord’s Table together. If you are joining us via the livestream, you may wish to find some bread and juice beforehand.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

20/04/2026

Dear Church family and friends,
Even as adults we can sometimes find friendships difficult to navigate. Life happens, people change and as a result the friendship might be different to what once was. What then, might friendship with Jesus look like? Pastor Lucas had some thoughts on this based on John 15 : 12 – 17 on Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkZbMCBZ0Hk

This week in Church…
Young Adults’ Bible Study (YABS) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. More information can be found in the WhatsApp group or by asking Pastor Johannes, Mona or Oliver. Another way you can get in touch is by writing to [email protected].

Mid-Week Bible Study continues on Wednesday evening at 7pm via Zoom. They are looking at the Kings of Israel, so grab your Bible and join in.

Men’s Breakfast has a different format this month: one of the men and his family will be moving this Saturday. The rest of the men have therefore decided it would be better to help them – so there will be no breakfast. Instead, once all is finished there will be a BBQ at the family’s new place. If you are available from 10am on Saturday, please write to the e-mail address given below and we’ll give you more details.

Worship Service will take place on Sunday morning at 11am in the Chapel Room at the FTH facilities. A livestream is provided for those unable to attend in person.

For a full list of all upcoming events at IBC Giessen, please take a look at the Church Calendar on our website: https://www.ibc-giessen.org/calendar/. If you require a link to our livestream or any other online activity we have coming up this week, please e-mail [email protected].

Have a blessed week!

Adresse

RathenauStr. 5-7
Gießen
35394

Öffnungszeiten

11:00 - 12:00

Telefon

+49644176566

Webseite

http://www.ibc-giessen.de/

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