News articles from HEBA - including some from the Baptist Times.
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Churches Celebrate The Queen's Jubilee |
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Friday, 03 February 2012 14:32 |
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Premier Christian Radio is the official Church Partner for the Diamond Jubilee Church Beacons and are seeking to support The Queen by encouraging churches to remember her in prayer and to celebrate her reign.
As evening falls on the 4th June Beacons will be lit across the country and Premier are hoping that churches of all denominations will be at the heart of this spectacular event by lighting a Church Beacon as part of a Worship Service for The Queen - this is an outreach event that the whole community can be invited to.
The Bible says "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness" (1 Timothy 1-2). This verse is one of the reasons why Churches and other Christian organisations are being encouraged to be united with the public in celebrating The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
If you would like to light a Beacon on for 4th June, please visit www.churchbeacons.org.uk to find out how to order one. If you have already purchased your beacon please register its location on the website.
Closer to the event, Premier Chrisitian Radio will make a map of church events available to the public on the website. So, if you are organising a community event on 4th June, please let them know so that they can put you on the map.
Don't forget to publish a press release in your local newspapers so they will be aware of the church support and publish your event. Resources and a template for press releases will be available on the Premier website soon.
Should you require further information about The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Church Beacons, please contact Hortense Julienne at Premier Christian Radio T: 0207 316 1467
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:22 |
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Exploring Spirituality – 4 February and 3 March 2012 Developing Leadership Skills - 12 May and 9 June 2012
For more information and to book, click [here]
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The Future of the Baptist Union |
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:33 |
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In his December Blog the General Secretary of the Baptist Union, Jonathan Edwards, wrote 
‘At November 2011’s Baptist Union Council the Treasurer summarized our present financial situation. In short we anticipate that it is likely that by the end of this year there will be a deficit of about one million pounds.... If we merely fix the financial problem, we will have achieved nothing of any great worth. We need to pray that God will give us a renewed vision of our life together.’
Council set up a Futures Group to reflect on the way forward, consult as widely as possible with people from every part of our Baptist constituency and bring firm proposals to the Council during 2012. The aim is to ‘re-imagine what Christ is calling us to do as a Baptist people in the UK, prioritise key areas of our shared life and mission and in doing that move towards a balanced budget.’ (For full version - click here).
Click here for the first update from this new Futures Group.
Please take time over the next month to pray, and then complete this online survey, so that your voice can be heard in this process. Please respond by 30 January 2012 when the survey will close. Thank you.
For the background to this survey, click here. |
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Tuesday, 06 December 2011 14:46 |
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A BIG thank you!
Association giving to Home Mission up 6%
Total given was over £350,000
Thank you for this tremendous effort in the current difficult economic conditions!
Nationally giving to Home Mission down 1.2%
Total giving was just over £4m*
This is as expected but the financial pressures remain and there will still be a significant deficit for 2011.
The increased giving within HEBA will help in financing the work of the Association and will help ensure that grants can continue to the 28 churches and chaplaincies supported by Home Mission in our Association. Around 80% of Home Mission giving from the Association is used in this way. |
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Monday, 05 December 2011 16:18 |
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There is now a FAQ (frequently asked questions) page on the BU website [here]
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