News & Events

News & Events

The latest from The Baptist Union of Wales

Church

A new lease of life

‘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…

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Church

Creation and mission on the Pembrokeshire coast

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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General

Glyn Nest Care Home commended

‘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…

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Church

Warm spaces

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…

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Mission

Missional Ministry in Breconshire

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…

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Church

2022 Baptisms

Although the recent census results show that Wales is at its least Christian in history, people of all ages across the country have chosen this year to make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and to get baptised…

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Church

Bills …and blessings

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…

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Church

Safeguarding Sunday 2022

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…

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Church

The fruit of prayer

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…

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General

Getting to know: Janet Matthews

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…

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