By Andy Harding, Pastor at Abbeyhill Baptist Church “I am convinced that this 24-hour period was deeply significant in allowing Jesus to shape and sustain me for the next chapter of ministry.” On the 18th and 19th of March, some of the pastors and church...
As you are a reader of the BUS Connect Magazine you can’t have escaped the news about Canopy on Saturday 6 June 2026 at Denny High School. Indeed, you may well have been there. Roughly 450 people gathered for Canopy, people of all ages from all over the country. Seven...
A Year of Growth and Renewal for Carluke Baptist Church : “God Has Really Blessed Us as a Fellowship” 2025 was a very exciting year for Carluke Baptist Church. In June 2024 Trevor Wilson, our pastor for the previous 14 years announced he would be retiring...
When Churches Merge – ‘a coming together of God’s people for this missional moment’ By Manoj Raithatha Following the merger of two Baptist churches in 2024, minister Manoj Raithatha has written a book reflecting on all aspects of the process,...
This Advent, discover how Strathendrick Baptist Church created an intentional prayer space right at the heart of the local community! Susan shares with us the creative way the church has developed their initial prayer event ideas and integrated them into a local high...
Open Heart Church, Ukraine: Update Autumn 2025 As a family of Scottish Baptist churches we support Open Heart Church, Ukraine, which is led by Pastor Yura Fedoryuk, who serves there with his wife Nina and children Emiliya & Benjamin. We would encourage you to read...
An invite from the Pastors of Newton Mearns Baptist Church and Queens Park Baptist Church to hear and learn about ‘The Quiet Revival’. On Sunday 17th August, 7pm – 8:45pm Including refreshments on arrival from 6:30pm Venue: Queens Park Baptist Church Something...
The vision of the Baptist Union at this time is summed up in the word Increase. The vast majority of voices in our country are predicting the inevitable decline of the church and the absolute triumph of secularisation, but we believe God has given us a different word....
A few weeks ago many of us were treated to the wonders of the Northern lights again as they danced across our Scottish skies (high fives to all of you also freezing in your pyjamas in the back garden!). It was a spectacular sight to behold as the heavens really did...
Newton Mearns Baptist Church – Maidenhill By Rev Dave Lazonby, Pastor, Newton Mearns Baptist Church Maidenhill is a brand new housing estate, on the southern edge of Newton Mearns. Even before the first bricks we’re laid, we felt moved as a church to pray for...
