Your guide to what’s on at Momentum 2023 – The Power of Story
Tabor church decided to use the chapel building to create a new community hub – and have been blessed themselves by doing so. As you walk into the vestry of this North Pemb church you are welcomed with a visual feast quite unlike any other vestry in Wales…
‘There is a new sense of enthusiasm in the church, and a feeling of excitement about our future!’ Glyndwr Prideaux, one of the officers at Penuel Newydd Baptist Church, Gorseinon explains. The reason for this is…
‘It’s a big thing to put the person you love most into someone else’s care!’ The real challenge for any residential home is to honour that sentiment – and that is…
A large proportion of these warm spaces are run by churches, and many of our Baptist churches have felt compelled to see how they can use their facilities to contribute to meeting this real need – often combining the need for basic warmth with food and companionship…
Many of us across Wales feel a sense of loss at the changes we have witnessed in our society and within our chapels in recent years. A period of decline has challenged us to…
The rising levels of utility bills are presenting our churches with opportunities we have been slow to take up in the past. Our little group of three rural chapels has…
For the first time ever this year the Baptist Union of Wales is thrilled to be a part of ‘Safeguarding Sunday’ on 20 November. This is a special opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding in our churches…
Ten short years ago, Bethel Baptist church in Pembroke Dock had dwindled to a group of eight or so elderly members meeting in the vestry. The transformation that has taken place since then is down, above all, to faithful prayer…
We would like to invite you to the Ministers conference in 2023 where we plan to gather in Swansea for two days of teaching and retreat. We are delighted to welcome Kang-San Tan, General Director of BMS World Mission…
I was actually brought up in Bristol as an Anglican! And despite confirmation as a teenager, I drifted away. But then I met my husband, Terry, who was from Blaenavon and had a clear desire to go into Baptist ministry. And that changed my life…
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is a group of a hundred or so Christians of all ages drawn from in and around the town of Pembroke, that have been meeting in a local school for the best part of a decade. But now a BUW Corporation loan has enabled their building project…
‘This is our life’s work now,’ muses Danni as we sit in a café off the central square in Dolgellau. ‘I believe strongly that God is committed to this place and its people, and that is our calling too…’
The world, and our realities for ministry and mission, continues to change uncomfortably quickly. So it is essential that we undergird everything with prayer.
The Welsh Baptist Union Corporation has a new vision for chapel buildings after the church closes – one that can lay the foundations for future Baptist witness in Wales…
She came to realise that just as Carn Ingli Mountain had always been part of her life, that God had also always been there for her along her journey…
Over the past decade God has transformed this church, and food and hospitality have been at the heart of that transformation…
The Baptist Union of Wales opposes the Westminster’s Government policy of sending refugees to Rwanda. These people are seeking a safe life and a haven so as to re-establish their lives…
“This is the latest development in our church life: a ‘Caru Caersalem’ (‘Loving Caersalem’) evening, an evening of fun, sharing and hearing different voices within the church… in short, everything except a service.”
The Baptist Union of Wales is served by a group of trustees drawn from across the country who ensure we stay on track. We are looking for two new trustees – of any age, any background.
The whole day will be family friendly with activities for all ages to participate in and a chance to renew fellowship with friends. There are also ‘going deeper’ tracks around…
There are people of all sorts in our churches, all with different stories of how God has worked in their lives. This time, we’re meeting one of our BUW trustees…
The Baptist Union of Wales (BUW) alongside the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and the European Baptist Federation (EBF) along with the input of Irish Baptist Networks are glad to jointly submit this report regarding the human rights situation in the United Kingdom…
The Reverend Phil Wyman has crossed the Atlantic to come over to Wales several times before, but this time he is coming to stay. ‘The first
Here in 2022 mission workers are coming to Wales. For the past three years the Baptist Union of Wales has been responding to a growing number of people who feel called to Wales from overseas and seeing how we can facilitate it…
Everyone is welcome to sunny (!) Carmarthen this summer for a joyful time of reconnecting together. On Friday 24 June we will have the opportunity to come together as a Union for our annual conference, followed by a varied and informal programme for the whole family …
Nestled in a deep valley on the Wales/ England border is the town of Knighton (Trefyclo) with a population of 3000 or so souls, and further up the same valley lies the village of Knucklas. This is the home of Knighton and Knucklas Baptist church, which…
They could see the way things were going, and the danger that all the chapels would close one by one if they continued down the current trajectory…
Cwmcarn is in many ways a fairly typical valleys community, nestled in the Ebbw valley under scenic Twmbarlwm mountain. The village has…
Ukraine urgently needs our prayers. As well as this there are an increasing number of ways to support by giving, which you may want to
As 2022 gets underway we are launching a new email newsletter which is available for anyone to receive. ‘Baptist news’ will come out once a month and
Back in 2018-2019 we had a great Action Wales Team on placement in Arfon, NW Wales. We wanted to catch up with Eleri, Gruff and
The pandemic is still hitting us all hard, effecting everything from family life to railway logistics. As life changes around us, the work of churches
We believe in celebrating what God is doing, and at the end of a year containing plenty of challenges for us all, this is a good opportunity to look back in thanks.
Do you remember a time when something just clicked in you about church life? The realization that things would always be a little messy, and that that was ok – that is how God works?
“It was a joy to enter into cold waters on this particular day, in order to baptize a friend and fellow Christian. Dominic was once an atheist…”
This movement had established congregations across South Wales within a decade, laying the foundations for Baptist witness in the country that has grown over the centuries since.
It’s lovely to meet you, Hannah! For those of us who don’t know you, tell us who you are… Well, I’m Hannah! I am 24
If we are honest, most of us would prefer easy answers to life’s challenges, but we also know that quick fixes don’t provide long-term solutions…
We recently held a special evening service on zoom to look at pioneer church planting work in Wales in the 1650s and the 2020s. Our
Churches today have the best opportunity since the Second World War to bring hope to people shaken by the Coronavirus pandemic by telling them about
Every year, Baptist women across the world join together to pray for each other and the world in over 80 languages. Why not take the
We were delighted to hear of a number of baptisms in the last few weeks in rural chapels in Montgomeryshire. Each of them took place in the preferred
All ministers are warmly invited to join in the joint conference for those serving in Baptist Union of Wales and South Wales Baptist Association churches,
Here’s the latest edition of this newsletter, produced in collaboration with Ecclesiastical:
Over the last academic year, I had the opportunity to work as an intern in my local church, Tabernacle Llwynhendy, and in a neighbouring church,
We are really pleased that Jon & Emma Birch have finally moved into their new home! After years or praying, waiting and looking for the
The ‘Timothy Richard Appeal’ has now come to an end with Baptist Union of Wales churches raising the amazing total of £37,783. In what has
Things were challenging enough for our churches before the pandemic hit and now, after a year of loss, lockdowns and online services, surely many of
The pain and challenge of climate change, stories of hope, and Harvest Sunday inspirations from God’s work through our partners BMS World Mission this harvest
An opportunity to come and find out more about Glyn Nest, our ‘commended’ care home based in Newcastle Emlyn! You may remember how our Care
We all know that the percentage of practising Christians has been declining for decades, but even so there is a sea change here within our culture and context that we need to recognise…
Join us in a fun-filled day for the entire family with powerful stories of God at work in Wales – all in the company of
Aenon Baptist church, Sandy Hill is a small fellowship of 13 members, that has met in its little hollow off an inlet of Milford Haven since 1812. This rural congregation is now leading the way among Baptist churches in Wales for its commitment to creation stewardship…
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