Crofton Baptist Church

08/01/2026

Beyond Belief' ,
an 8 week, no pressure 'round the dinner table' course where discussions are based on the big questions of life. Starts Tuesday 20th Jan, 7-9pm with dinner.
Venue: The Oak Hall, Crofton Baptist Church, Crofton Lane, Orpington. BR5 1HD. The course costs £25 including dinner and materials. Details and booking: www.croftonbaptist.com. Anyone with any viewpoint welcomed

27/10/2025

🌟 Neon Night at Crofton Baptist Church! 🌟

We’re hosting a fun-filled evening for children in school years 3–6 on Friday 31st October, 7:00–8:30pm 🎉

Expect games, challenges, crafts, marshmallow toasting, sweets and loads of neon fun! Come dressed to glow and get ready for a dazzling night with friends. 💡

There are still a few spaces left - sign up here or scan the QR code above:
👉 https://forms.office.com/r/k6Nc7RLyTc

✨ It’s free to attend, but we’re inviting an optional £5 donation to support our CBC team heading to Nepal next month. They’ll be running dental camps in remote villages - all volunteers funding their own trips - and your support will help provide vital supplies like anaesthetic, needles, and antibiotics.🦷

Come join the fun and make a difference while you’re at it!

27/08/2025

We have 4 spaces at our wonderful toddler group! starts for the term on Tuesday 9th Sept, term ends 16th December with a Christmas party. Do get in touch if you are interested in joining, it's a lovely group! Feel free to share the details to anyone you know who would be interested.

27/08/2025

Our wonderful friendly toddler group starts up again on September 9th - we have 4 spaces for new families to join! We limit our spaces to 15 families a term so that people really can get to know one another and make friends, after all, it can be quite lonely with a new baby and we all need friends. Every session we have free play, a story time, singing and music and a craft activity. Children feel safe and enjoy their time with us, we know the parents and carers do too. If you would like to join, or know of someone else who would, please get in touch and feel free to share the details.

09/07/2025

We have some spaces at our small and friendly toddler group from September. Parents of those who left this term made these comments: 'It's so lovely here, it helps me feel peaceful', 'This group is like a family, I wish I'd found it earlier', 'my daughter has really enjoyed all the stories and crafts, we have had a great time and are sad to leave'. Message 07739868039 for more information.

21/02/2025

This past Sunday, we began a mini-series entitled "Habakkuk: Living by Faith in a Troubled World." In the first message, Adrian shared a sermon titled "Questioning God," based on Habakkuk 1:1-2:1.

1. Bring Your Laments to God (1:2-4)
Habakkuk cries out to God, questioning His silence amid injustice. Like him, we are invited to bring our struggles honestly before God, trusting that He listens.

2. Trust That God Is Always at Work (1:5-11)
God responds, revealing that He is using the ruthless Babylonians to fulfill His purposes. Though His ways may be difficult to understand, Romans 8:28 reminds us that He works all things for good.

3. Live as People of Faith (1:12)
Habakkuk shifts from doubt to trust, reaffirming God’s sovereignty: “My God, my Holy One, my Rock.” Faith means trusting God’s character, even when we don’t understand His plan.

4. Embrace the Tension Between Now and the Not Yet (1:13-2:1)
Habakkuk chooses to wait and watch in faith. We, too, must trust God’s timing, knowing He is working for our ultimate good.

Conclusion:
Faith is not about having all the answers but trusting in who God is. Like Habakkuk, may we always return to God’s faithfulness.

01/01/2025

17/12/2024

🎄✨ Christmas is here, and we can’t wait to celebrate with YOU! From festive family fun to an enchanting walk through the Nativity or the joy of carols by candlelight, there’s something for everyone at CBC this Christmas:

🐑 Walk Thru’ Nativity
Step into the story on 21st December, 3.30–6pm. Bring the family for an interactive journey through 1st Century Bethlehem —an unforgettable experience!

🕯️ Carols by Candlelight
Celebrate Christmas Eve with a candlelit service at 5pm filled with traditional carols and readings. Arrive early from 4pm for seasonal refreshments.

🎁 Christmas Day Celebration
Join us on Christmas Day at 10.30am for an all-age celebration of Jesus’ birth—because Christmas morning is better together!

📖 Advent Series: Signs of the Times
Join us every Sunday in December at 10.30am as we explore the God-given signs in Scripture that point to Jesus and bring hope to today’s world.

Celebrate, rejoice, and make this Christmas unforgettable with us at CBC. We’d love to see you there! 🎄💫

30/11/2024

This past Sunday, Andrew delivered a sermon titled "Bones, Bodies, Breath and Blessing ," based on Ezekiel 37:1-14. The sermon emphasizes God's power to transform hopeless situations into renewal, restoration, and life. Key points include:

☠️Condition of the Bones: The dry, unburied bones symbolize ultimate disgrace and complete hopelessness, reflecting Israel's spiritual deadness.

🌱Steps in Revival:
o Preaching God's Word: Declaring God's powerful and life-giving message.
o Prayer of God's Servant: Calling upon the Spirit to breathe life.
o Power of the breath of the Holy Spirit is demonstrated: Bringing complete renewal, symbolized by the vast army brought to life.
o Promise of what God will do: Renewal, restoration, and refreshment are available for individuals, the church, and nations through His Spirit.

🎭Believers' Role:
o Listen for the call of the Lord
o Look for situations where renewal and revival are required
o Loudly prophesy God’s word for it has power
o Leave the outcomes to the Lord

💡God's Specialties: Salvation, resurrection, renewal, and turning impossible situations into testimonies of His glory.

The sermon concludes with encouragement to trust God’s power and participate in His work for His glory.

08/11/2024

This past Sunday, Adrian delivered a sermon titled "Empowered by the Spirit to See the Kingdom🏰," based on Acts 9:32-43. In this passage, we see the powerful works of God in the lives of Aeneas and Tabitha: one is healed from illness, and the other is raised from death. These events foreshadow the kingdom of God, offering a glimpse of Jesus’ victory over sin, suffering, and death. Through His own death and resurrection, Jesus reverses the curse of Genesis 3, declaring ultimate triumph over all brokenness.

🔴 The Kingdom Story Shapes the Way We View the World 👓 – When the kingdom of God breaks into this world, we witness supernatural, miraculous moments that serve as glimpses of what’s to come. These moments are like sneak previews—just as we might see a preview of a movie or show before it’s widely released, so too do we sometimes see glimpses of the kingdom. And when we do, we can say, “This is what it will be like when there is no more sickness, suffering, or death, and when God makes all things new.”

🟢 The Kingdom Story Shapes the Way We Pray for the World 🙏 – The Lord’s Prayer is a “new creation” prayer that reflects the tension of the “now and not yet.” It acknowledges the spiritual battles around us and the cry of creation for renewal. In praying “Your kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven,” we tap into the power of God’s vision for complete restoration and wholeness.

🔵 The Kingdom Story Shapes the Way We Live in the World 👞 – We are called not only to pray for God’s kingdom but also to live it out so that those around us catch glimpses of God’s kingdom here and now. This might look like a timely message, an act of mercy, a listening ear, a prayer offered, or standing up for justice. When we allow the kingdom of God to shape our actions, we become the hands💪 and feet 🦵of Jesus, bringing His love and hope to the world.