Saffron Walden Baptist Church

Saffron Walden Baptist Church 'A Church for everyone ...'

02/06/2026

Sunday 7 June 2026
We gather for worship on Sunday morning at 1030, and Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship. John will be leading the service, which will include a celebration of Holy Communion.
Our guest preacher for the morning is Revd Luke Dowding. Among other roles, Luke is Chair of Trustees of Affirm, our Baptists Together network for LGBT+ Inclusion and the link below will tell you something of the work of Affirm.
Luke will also be preaching at our 3rd annual Pride Service on Sunday afternoon, at 4pm, and everyone is invited to come and join us.
And yes, there will be cake!

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24/04/2026

Sunday 26 April 2026, Parade Service
We gather on Sunday morning at 1030, in the company of our Boys' Brigade, Beavers, Brownies and Scouts. Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship, and our minister John will be leading the service.
Our theme will be Rescue, and our story will be from the Book of Acts and the time when Paul is shipwrecked but rescued on the island of Malta.
Presentations will be made, and news will be shared. And coffee and pastries will be available before the service from 10am! Come and join us!

13/04/2026

Sunday 19 April 2026
We gather together to worship on Sunday morning at 1030. Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship, and John will be leading and preaching.
Our Easter themes continue as we listen again to Luke 24:13-35 and the story of the Emmaus Road. 'The Lord has risen indeed...'

24/03/2026

Sunday 29 March 2026 Palm Sunday
We gather together on Sunday morning for worship in our Chapel at 1030. Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship, and John will be leading and preaching.
Our Lectionary reading is, or course, the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of the week that would change history. We will be reading the account found in Matthew 21:1-11 and we will be asking with the crowds that day, 'Who is this?'

22/03/2026

Sunday 22 March 2026
We gather together to worship on Sunday morning at 1030. John will be leading the service, and our reading will be from John Chapter 11, the account of the raising of Lazarus.
We also have a gathering for worship this afternoon, with our All Age Messy Church. Working together with our friends at Abbey Lane URC, we meet at 3pm for fun crafts and activities, followed by songs and a story, and concluding with a simple meal together (sausages this time!). All are welcome!

15/12/2025

Sunday 21 December 2025, the 4th Sunday of Advent
We gather on Sunday morning to worship at 1030. Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship, and John will be preaching.
Our readings will focus on the unnamed young woman of Isaiah 7:10-14, whose faith is offered as a sign to the recalcitrant King Ahaz, and the Annunciation to Mary of Luke 1:26-38 and her faithful yes!

13/12/2025

Sunday 14 December 2025, the 3rd Sunday of Advent
We gather together to worship on Sunday morning at 1030. Our friend Bren Brundritt of Ashdon Baptist Church will be leading our service.
(John is preaching in Cambridge at Renew Inclusive Church Cambridge )

05/11/2025

Sunday 9 November 2025
Remembrance Sunday
We will gather together on Sunday morning at the earlier than usual time of 9.30am, for a short service of prayer and reflection for Remembrance Sunday. We will focus on prayers for peace and reconciliation.
Our short service will conclude at around 10am, by which time many of our local community will have begun to gather for the Civic Remembrance ceremony at the War Memorial at 11am. We will aim to offer hospitality and facilities to our community, and no doubt there will be quite a bit of coming and going in the building during our service. And that's all right... 🙂
Some of us will be joining the civic commemorations, parade, and service at St Mary's - not least our uniformed youth organisations. Please feel free to participate in whatever way is appropriate for you.

27/10/2025

Sunday 2 November 2025
We gather together for worship at 1030, and our service will be led by Ged Pearce. Our worship will include celebrating Communion Together. Our reading will be from Luke 16, the story of a rich man and Lazarus.
John is away preaching at
Thaxted United Reformed Church on Sunday.
(Don't forget, the following Sunday, 9 November, is Remembrance Sunday when our service is at the earlier time of 0930 and takes the form of a short service of Prayers and Reflections for Peace and Reconciliation.)

20/10/2025

Sunday 26 October 2025
We gather again on Sunday morning at 1030 to worship together. Tracy and the band will be leading our sung worship, and John will be preaching.
Our baptistry will be open (as our friends from Renew Inclusive Church Cambridge are holding a baptismal service later in the day) and so we will be exploring a baptismal passage from Acts 8, the encounter of Philip and the Ethiopian.
A few practical notes... The baptistry will be open - don't fall in! There will be a temporary barrier of chairs placed around the pool so please don't move them. The heating is not yet repaired, but we do have a number of electric heaters that should mean it's not overly cold. But you might want to dress accordingly. And finally, the clocks go back that morning! Modern technology means it's easier than it used to be. Trust your phone. Never trust the clock on the oven... 🙂

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Saffron Walden
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