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Notice of AGM for Baptist Union of Scotland Ltd.

Notice of AGM for Baptist Union of Scotland Ltd.

The AGM for the Baptist Union of Scotland Ltd. will be held on the evening of Tuesday 8th December at 7pm via zoom. You can view the calling notice here: https://scottishbaptist.com/download/notice-of-agm-for-baptist-union-of-scotland-ltd/  

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Fuelling Creativity for God’s Glory

Fuelling Creativity for God’s Glory

Fuelling Creativity for God’s Glory If you attended Canopy recently, then you will have seen video animations and visual media created by a team called Hopefuelled Design. Many of the design team are from around our network of Baptist churches, so we recently caught...

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Lockdown Blessings

Lockdown Blessings

Lockdown Blessings   By Simon Dennis, Minister of Sheddocksley Baptist Church Like everyone in the UK, the 23rd of March brought a sudden closure of everything familiar, including our newly renovated church building. We quickly discovered that His ways are always...

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Have Yourself a Very Covid Christmas?

Have Yourself a Very Covid Christmas?

Have Yourself a Very Covid Christmas? By Jenny Wilson, eConnect Editor The clocks have changed, the nights are drawing in and our thoughts turn to one of the most important festivals in the Christian calendar, when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour....

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Praying for our newly accredited ministers

Praying for our newly accredited ministers

Praying for our newly accredited ministers By Ivy Young, BUS Ministry Administrator At our annual gathering, we would usually take the opportunity of welcoming our newly accredited ministers onto the stage to be presented with their certificates.  It is a privilege to...

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Council on Zoom – Council Digest September 2020

Council on Zoom – Council Digest September 2020

Council on Zoom – Council Digest September 2020 For the first time ever, we saw our autumn Council on 2 September 2020 being held via the Zoom video conferencing platform, though it was deemed an informal meeting due to restrictions within our Articles of Association...

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National Prayer Gathering at Canopy 2020

National Prayer Gathering at Canopy 2020

National Prayer Gathering at Canopy 2020 By Jenny Wilson, BUS Prayer Guide Coordinator Over the last few months, it has been really encouraging to join with other churches and individuals on a Sunday evening for our online Prayer Livestreams. It has been great to hear...

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A Record-Breaking Gathering

A Record-Breaking Gathering

A Record-Breaking Gathering By Martin Hodson, General Director Size isn’t everything. But sometimes it’s something - to be enjoyed, to be celebrated, to be savoured, to say, ‘I was there.’ We are anticipating the largest ever gathering of people from Scottish Baptist...

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Canopy 2020 Speakers Revealed!

Canopy 2020 Speakers Revealed!

Canopy 2020 Speakers Revealed! Excitement is building as we continue to prepare for Canopy 2020. The programme is coming together and the time has come...we can now reveal some of our speakers and invited contributors! These are only some of our speakers and more...

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High Blantyre Baptist Re-opens after Lockdown

High Blantyre Baptist Re-opens after Lockdown

High Blantyre Baptist Re-opens after Lockdown By Steve Younger, Minister at High Blantyre BC High Blantyre Baptist Church re-opened for a physical Sunday service on 19th July and has met each Sunday since then, with our Sunday Club also meeting at the same time. The...

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Reimagining Church as Family

Reimagining Church as Family

Reimagining Church as Family By Caz McCrone, Pastor: Youth, Young Adults and Integration at Queen’s Park BC Over the years, I have seen and experienced, the benefits of age targeted ministries. My current role is mainly focused on youth and young adults and I continue...

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