- Ampthill Baptist Church
- Dunstable Street
- Ampthill
- Bedfordshire
- MK45 2JS
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August 2011
Visit of Pastor Darron Edwards
ABC was delighted to welcome Pastor Darron Edwards for the weekend. He was in the UK to take part in the Celebration of African-American Preaching at Regent's Baptist College, Oxford. Pastor Darron is the Senior Pastor at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. On Sunday morning Pastor Darron preached for us on the theme "You can make it through this valley" (Psalm 23:4), prayed with and for the congregation and took part in a question and answer all age spot with Pastor Ken Argent. His sermon will be available from the ABC Sermon resource on this website. Pastor Darron also came along to Songs of Praise at Katherine's Gardens which was led by Ian Horsler. It was good to hear more from him about his home church and he again led us in prayer and read from the Bible. This was a wonderful visit for ABC and a time of real encouragement to us. We hope to have ongoing links with Pastor Darron and his church.
Pastor Darren with Ian Horsler (right) who led the Songs of Praise at Katherine's Gardens
July 2011
Stephen Plummer leaves ABC after 15 years
ABC said sad farewells to Stephen Plummer as he left ABC after 15 years as Pastor. He has moved with his wife Carole to the Isle of Wight where Stephen is taking up the Pastorate at Colwell Baptist Church, Freshwater. During the service we celebrated Stephen's time with us and prayed for him and Carole in their new church and home. The Church family presented gifts to Stephen of a video camera, binoculars, a stereo microscope and framed copy of the photograph below and a card signed by lots of people.
June 2011
The ABC group photo
On Sunday 26th June, we managed to get a group shot of us all outside the church on Dunstable Street.
Liz's Success
Congratulations to Liz Coulson our Church Secretary who has graduated with distinction from her Theological course at Spurgeon's College in pursuit of her sense of calling to become a Baptist Union Lay Pastor.
May 2011
Leadership Team Away Day at Haynes - time out to listen to God and one another
Left to right:
Back Row: Ken Argent (Assoc Pastor), Mick Bradley (Deacon), Simon Lewis (Deacon), Chris Garraway (Treasurer), Simon Herbert (Deacon), Martin Cockerill (Assoc Pastor).
Front Row: Liz Coulson (Church Secretary), Ann Winter-Goodwin (Deacon). Stephen Plummer (Senior Pastor), Gill Argetn (Deacon), Tracey Feil (Deacon).
April 2011
Alpha Away-Day at Milton Ernest
December 2010
Stephen and Carole Plummer celebrate being 50
Stephen and Carole Plummer celebrated
their 50th birthdays within a week of each other.
November 2010
Liz and Dave Coulson visit our twin Church in Shefaamr
Church Secretary Liz Coulson and her husband Dave visited Israel and as part of their trip spent a few days with members of our twin church at Shefaamr. Liz and Dave were with the congregation at Shefaamr while Samme, Nader and Noura from Shefaamr were with us in Ampthill. Liz and Dave were overwhelmed with the hospitality and thoroughly enjoyed catching up with Ashraf, Monther and Zina and making new friends too.
Liz with the Bedfordshire Lace Cross ABC presented to
Shefaamr Baptist Church
Dave Coulson (right) with Pastor Ashraf (centre) and
Ashraf's father who was visiting from Egypt.
ABC Celebrates being 213
As part of the celebrations for our 213th Anniversary, we were extremely pleased to be able to welcome Nigel G Wright, Principal of Spurgeon's Theological College to speak at our morning and evening services. Ampthill Baptist Church was founded in 1797 by a group from Maulden Baptist Church. We are indebted to them for their vision as we continue to serve God in this community.
Nigel G Wright cuts our Anniversary cake, with Senior Pastor Stephen Plummer
October 2010
Visit of friends from Shefaamr Baptist Church
At the end of November, Ampthill Baptist Church was thrilled to welcome three people from our twin church in Shefaamr, northern Israel. Two Church Deacons, Sammer and Nader along with Nader's wife Noura spent a week with us. They joined in with some of the church activites and also had the opportunity to sight-see in London and around Bedfordshire. At the same time, two of ABC's congregation Liz and Dave Coulson were visiting Shefaamr Baptist Church. There are more pictures over at our Shefaamr page.
Stephen Plummer welcomes Nader, Noura and Sammer to
Ampthill Baptist Church.
Goodbye to Dilys
At the start of October Ampthill Baptist Church said farewell to Dilys Chapman (centre of picture), who has moved back to her home town of Aberdare, South Wales. Dilys was a long-standing and much loved member of our congregation and we will miss her terribly. We will continue to uphold her in prayer and wish her well as she settles into life in Aberdare.
September 2010
Ampthill Baptist Church launches Fellowship Praise
Building of the format of our very successful monthly Fellowship Lunches, Ampthill Baptist Church has added a new monthly main gathering - Fellowship Praise. This weekday service held once a month starts with a light lunch and is then followed by a short service which encompasses readings, prayers, hymns and songs. After the service there is a time of fellowship over a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Fellowship Lunches have regularly attracts over seventy people and it's hoped that Fellowship Praise will attract similar numbers.
June 2010
EcoFestival
Ampthill Baptist Church held its very first EcoFestival on Sunday 20th June. The sun shone and over 200 people visited the church to hear speakers from Water Aid, World Vision and A Rocha, see demonstrations on recycling and composting and chat to local organisations who are all working together to care for the planet in their own particular way. There was live music, children's activities and a very popular swap shop, where clothing, books, CD's and DVD's etc could be exchanged for free. In addition there was a treasure hunt and an opportunity to take part in a fashion show using only items bought from local charity shops or gleaned from the swap shop. You can read more about it and see more pictures over at our EcoFestival page. There are also more photos on our blog.
May 2010
Stephen Plummer on Sabbatical
Our Senior Pastor Stephen is now on sabbatical until September. In his absence the Church will be led by our three Associate Pastors: Martin Cockerill, Ken Argent and Sally Metianu.
Vickers Family commissioned for service with BMS World Mission
The Vickers family from ABC came before the Baptist Assembly meeting on
This August, they will be leaving for
In an uplifting and moving act of dedication, the Baptist Assembly prayed for all those involved in BMS Mission service; and gave their blessing and warm encouragement to Alex, Jackie, Harriet and Bethany in their calling to Uganda.
The Vickers family with other people being commissioned for
service with BMS World Mission
March 2010
Youth Weekend Away
There's nothing as much fun as going away with your friends for the weekend, and the Chellington Centre north west of Bedford was the setting for ABC's very first House Party, attended by 17 of our young people. The weekend was led by our Associate Pastor Martin Cockerill and his wife Clare and assisted by several of our Youth Leaders. The weekend was a varied mix of activities; with a campfire, a night walk and a talent show mixed in with quieter sessions of discussion and a time of Communion.
Some of the comments that came back from parents...
"We just wanted to thank you so much for all the work and effort that went into the weekend...They loved the place, the people leading, the food, the cake shop, the wide game, the mad team games, the talent show, the worship, the freedom and the focussed times and they all have a different best moment..."
"Just wanted to say thank you for taking our children for the weekend at Chellington. They all had an absolutely marvellous time, were completely full of it when they came home, and we're still getting stories and laughs from all the good times you had."
January 2010
Shefaamr Twinning - Article
The Baptist Times published an article this month on the twinning relationship between Ampthill Baptist Church and Shefaamr Baptist Church in Israel. You can download the article as a PDF HERE
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