No Assembly in 2020 – but something new Due to the uncertainties around lockdown arrangements, it has not been possible to plan for our usual Assembly this year. Instead we are holding an innovative online event called Canopy. The Trustee Board have agreed that the...
Why Canopy? Our new online national gathering for Scottish Baptist churches is taking place on 23-25 October. People have been asking, Where does the name Canopy come from? At its simplest, a canopy creates a welcoming space where people can meet together. But there...
Canopy 23-25 October Canopy is a new online gathering for all Scottish Baptist Churches. Over the weekend we will pray together, listen to God’s word, hear inspirational speakers, tell stories of what God is doing in his church and expect him to speak into our lives...
On 29 June BUS launched this new website. It now has a cleaner look and you should find it easier and more intuitive to navigate. There is a wealth of news and resources on the website and we will be adding much more in the weeks ahead. This is part of a wider brand...
From 29 June you will see the new BUS logo bringing a freshness to our communications. The logo retains the gold and blue colours of our previous logo but has a simpler and cleaner shape. The meanings it suggests will vary from person to person, but what has mattered...
From 28 June the focus on our social media will be sharpened up. Each of the platforms we use will have a different emphasis, though there will continue to be overlap on important matters. Facebook will continue to be the main platform where we post news and prayer...
By Ali Laing, Next Generation Development Coordinator In July 1994 a businessman decided to make a radical change. Whilst safe in a well laid and influential job he began to observe the Dotcom boom. Web-based businesses were springing up literally changing the way...
Held in Perth only three weeks before the UK Coronavirus lockdown, this Council was a very well attended event which facilitated wide ranging discussion over many topics currently before our Union. It was also the first occasion on which our Council was fully...
By Mark Morris, Minister at Dennistoun Bapstist We started as a church replant at the end of 2015 believing that God had not given up on this wee church in the East End of Glasgow. The church was an elderly congregation of 7 members and in need of much support and...
By Brian Gooding, Pastor What's happening? Its Sunday afternoon. I'm the Pastor and so far today I've watched several online services and, later today I'll watch myself and some of our team as our weekly Sundays@Six Online service goes out - strange days and not what...