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A reminder that there is no Bible Study this evening but the series resumes next Thursday, 28th October. Save the Date - On 20th November we will be holding a Prayer Morning - please make this a priority in your diary. More details nearer the time. Today we have launched a new webpage covering Advent and Christmas at QRBC. Obviously this is quite early and there are still some things to be confirmed but, as always, we are focussing on helping others at this time of year and ways that we can do that are shown on the page. Most of this needs to be done in the next few weeks. You can see the page here. Today we have new contributions to our Life of Faith page including a devotional from Graham Carpmail which is an audio piece based on Ecclesiastes 4 1-8. You can find it here. 20th October 2021 You will always be able to contact the Administrator, Helen on a Wednesday between 2pm -3pm via Zoom. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. There is no agenda, we can chat, we can (hopefully) laugh together and generally enjoy each other's company. However, if you want to ask Helen a question relating to her administration role, a query about a booking, or report an issue you have spotted etc. please feel able to do so, as that is also why Helen has made herself available every week during the pandemic and will continue to do so.
19th October 2021 Today it is our weekly prayer meeting online at 7.30pm. Details can be found here
17th October 2021 Save the date - There will be a church walk around Draycote Water on Saturday November 13th starting 10.30am All welcome, including friends & relatives. More details to follow.
Click for more information and to book Hopefully work on the new part of the Railway Station will soon be complete however we have been notified by the City Council of more road closures in the coming weeks which will affect road access to QRBC. The information they have sent us is here. The Church has been sent a considerable amount of Public Health information related to COVID and Flu and we have had some debate about how we should communicate it further, if at all. A summary of the information can be found here and some posters will be displayed in the Reception area of the church building. If you have any comments please let us know here. 14th October 2021 This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. A reminder that there is no Bible Study this evening and next Thursday. The series resumes on 28th October. There is a new message for Members here. Please ensure you are logged in before clicking the link. The latest Newsletter from HOPE Coventry can be found here 13th October 2021 As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 12th October 2021 Great news! We are able to host a Light Party halloween alternative again this year. Unfortunately though it cannot be the same kind of event as usual. Therefore we are running an entirely craft -based event and you will be allocated a table for you family or group of friends for the duration of the event. There will be craft, table top games and hot dogs.
Tables hold a max of 6 people - when booking we will need to know the number of adults and the number of children you are booking for, the number of vegetarians and any friends you wish to be sat near to. Covid precautions will be in place and masks are encouraged when arriving and when moving around. 8th October 2021 We have a new article on our Life of Faith page today. You can read it here. 7th October 2021 This evening the next online Bible Study starts at 7.30pm. You can find more information here and the login details here or if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website email Ralph here. Please note that after this evening there will be a break in the Bible Study series until 28th October 6th October 2021 As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. The Treasurer's latest update for Members on the church's financial position is here. Please ensure you are logged in before clicking the link. The Church's largest contribution to overseas mission goes to BMS World Mission. To see the latest news about them view their newsletter here. 5th October 2021 This evening at 7.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. 1st October 2021 The October Prayer Diary is here (printable). Do you know about HOPE Coventry? They say of themselves "HOPE Coventry enables Coventry churches together to transform our city with the love and power of Jesus Christ." Their website is here and you will find a link to their latest Newsletter on the front page of it. 30th September 2021 This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. This evening the next online Bible Study starts at 7.30pm. You can find more information here and the login details here or if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website email Ralph here 29th September 2021 As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. If you haven't yet made a gift for our Harvest cause and would like to do so the details of how to do it are on the backpage of last Sunday's Newssheet here. Notes for the Bible Study on Thursday evening (30th) are available, with other details, here There is some pastoral news for Members here. (Please log in before clicking the link) Some dates for your diary:- Next Sunday, 3rd October - Barbra Depledge will have jars of homemade jam, marmalade and chutney available before and after the service in return for a donation for Foodbank. Find her in the Large Hall vestibule. Light Party 31st October - This year, Covid permitting, we plan to hold a small, craft-based Light Party for all ages on the afternoon of Sunday 31st Oct, followed by an informal prayer and praise service - more details later. If you would like to help with this please contact Sarah White here. 23rd September 2021 This evening the 2nd of our online Bible Study will start at 7.30pm. You can find more information here and the login details here or if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website email Ralph here Have you discovered our new "A Life of Faith" page? We have another new posting on there that you can find here. If you would like to contribute something either send it to us or, if you prefer, talk to us about it first - contact us here. Global Care is a locally based Christian organisation which we support. They are having a Prayer Day on Friday 24th September. You can get more details here. Harvest Sunday is 26th September and QRBC Foodbank would be grateful for food donations to add to the Food Parcels they give out on a Monday. Donations of the following would be gratefully received. Tinned Meat Tinned Fish Any vegetarian food Jam Marmalade Bars of Chocolate Packets of Biscuits
22nd September 2021 There will not be a Zoom Chat with Helen today. Helen will be back next Wednesday at 2pm
21st September 2021 The next online Prayer Meeting is on today at 7.30pm. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website by requesting the link here.
Please note that tomorrow, Zoom Chat with Helen is unable to take place. Helen apologises for this interruption in what has been almost 18 months of weekly chats, but Helen will be on Zoom chat next week.
17th September 2021 The Reflective Service for September (audio only) is now available here. 16th September 2021 This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. This evening our new online Bible Study starts at 7.30pm. You can find more information here and the login details here or if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website email Ralph here Have you discovered our new "A Life of Faith" page? We have another new posting on there that you can find here. If you would like to contribute something either send it to us or, if you prefer, talk to us about it first - contact us here. Global Care is a locally based Christian organisation which we support. They are having a Prayer Day on Friday 24th September. You can get more details here. 15th September 2021 Information from yesterday's Church Meeting is available to Members here - Please log in before clicking the link. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. A reminder that we are into the period of Heritage Open Days and QRBC will be open tomorrow 16th and Friday 17th September from 11am to 2.30pm with a display of Archives and people on hand to help you understand more about the history of the Fellowship. Whether you have been coming to the church for years and never quite caught up with our heritage or if you have never been to the church building before we would be pleased to see you - no prior notice required. On Thursday evening a new series of online Bible Studies begins led by Rev Ralph Hanger - more details here.
14th September 2021 The Agenda and other documents for the Church Members Meetiing this evening can be found here. Please ensure you are logged in before clicking the links. 13th September 2021 Tomorrow (Tuesday 14th) we have our Church Members meeting online at 7.30pm. Members can find login details etc on the Church Meeting page. Please ensure you are logged in before you click the link. 12th September 2021 Next Sunday, 19th September, we have designated as "Return to Church" Sunday. More details of this are in this week's Newssheet which you can find here. There has been a small change to the information about Sunday services in the Chapel relating to who is shown on the live stream - you can see the latest information here. Rev Ian Macnair has provided a contribution to our "Life of Faith" page which directly relates to the sermon in today's service. You can see it here. 9th September 2021 We are into the period of Heritage Open Days and QRBC will be open on 16th and 17th September from 11am to 2.30pm with a display of Archives and people on hand to help you understand more about the history of the Fellowship. Whether you have been coming to the church for years and never quite caught up with our heritage or if you have never been to the church building before we would be pleased to see you - no prior notice required. 8th September 2021 There is an update for Church Members from Jon White, the Treasurer, on church finances which can be found here. Please ensure that you are logged in as a Member before clicking the link. The Heart of England Baptist Association (HEBA) are holding an online Women's Conference on 13th November. Full details can be found here (Note there are two pages of information). Today we have a new contribution to our "A Life of Faith" page. You can find it here As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here.
7th September 2021
This evening at 7.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. Next Sunday, 12th September, sees the return of children's Sunday morning activities, specifically JaM (Jesus and Me). Also the creche will be available during the service. 5th September 2021 In case you have missed it there have been some changes to the website so there is no "Word for the Day" today. It is replaced by a new page "A Life of Faith". You can read about the changes on that page. We do encourage you to seriously consider whether you can make a contribution to that page whether you have provided material for the website before or not. If you have any queries please email us. 4th September 2021 This week for the first time since the pandemic started we will have a Newssheet available at the service on Sunday - please ask a Steward if you would like one. The Newssheet is also being emailed to those who previously received eNews. If you don't get a copy and you would like to receive it weekly please let Helen know here. Similarly if you have any difficulty opening the document please let Helen know. 3rd September 2021 In today's Word for the Day Rev Ian Macnair completes his three part series on Psalm 130 - a song of ascents. You can find it here 1st September 2021 Rev Neil Martin considers our past, our present and our future in Word for the Day. You can read it here As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 30th August 2021 In today's Word for the Day Rev Ralph Hanger writes about prayers that we might pray that could be considered dangerous. You can read it here 29th August 2021 Our Prayer Diary for the month of September is available here (printable) 27th August 2021 Today's Word for the Day is supplied by Rev Ian Macnair Click here An update concerning the forthcoming Thanksgiving Service of the life of Doug Wylie. It would be very helpful if you could let Helen know if you will be attending, this is so that the stewards can get people seated swiftly and safely. Many thanks. Email Helen here
25th August 2021 Today's Word for the Day is supplied by Graham Carpmail - Graham has us thinking about Psalm 67 Click here An update concerning the forthcoming Thanksgiving Service of the life of Doug Wylie. It would be very helpful if you could let Helen know if you will be attending, this is so that the stewards can get people seated swiftly and safely. Many thanks. Email Helen here
23rd August 2021 From LIz Martin Psalm 116:1-7 1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; 3 The cords of death entangled me, 5 The Lord is gracious and righteous; 7 Return to your rest, my soul,
Genesis 2:2-3. So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
We live in a world which never stops. We’re always on our computers, phones, tablets, TV, games consoles, let alone the other things we do with our time: work, family life, housework, hobbies. So where is there space in our day, and in our week, to rest? Sometimes, the activities in which we engage can be restful; other times, they are a distraction from rest, and we feel more burdened having done them. When I talk about rest, I’m talking about the idea found in Scripture, in the psalms and elsewhere; that idea of soul-care, that deep rest which restores, a letting go of our worries and cares, and allowing that deep part of ourselves to breathe. Genesis 1 tells us that God created the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them. And we were the pinnacle of this creation, thus accounting for our great worth in His eyes. But God, when He had finished this ‘work’, rested. And so He set a pattern for us too; at the end of our work time, we need to rest. For some of us, it’s not so much finding rest from work, but, as the psalmist experienced, rest from anguish, distress or sorrow. For us to rest is often for us to let go, let go of our desire to be in control, to plan, and to stop, and, weirdly, this takes some discipline. For me, choosing to rest is a good reminder that God is in control, He know all things, and holds all things together. I can trust Him to take care of the things that are too much for me, or for which I feel responsible. You can rest secure in the character and faithfulness of our God, knowing that you can: Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
22nd August 2021 Advanced notice of Return to Church Sunday:- On Sunday 19th September we want to welcome as many as possible back to worship in the Chapel. Our preacher will be Rev. Neil LeTissier, our Regional minister. We hope that you will join us after the service for tea/coffee and cake as we reconnect with one another and share fellowship. 21st August 2021 Our latest Reflective Service (audio only) is now available here. 20th August 2021 Today, In what is our 450th Word for the Day, Rev Ian Macnair starts a three part series looking at Psalm 130 -"As the psalmist thinks about his need he thinks about his God." You can read it here. 19th August 2021 This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. There is recent pastoral news on the News for members page of the website, here. You will need to be logged in before clicking this link. 18th August 2021 Word for the Day is from Iain Colville who uses Psalm 62 to look at our confidence and trust in God. You can find it here. Helen is back from her break and you are invited to her for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 16th August 2021
16th August 2021 In today's Word for the Day David Depledge suggests that life is not easy but that God will be with us in every situation. You can read it here. For an update from the Tech Team on streaming services from the Chapel please click here. 13th August 2021 Rev Ian Macnair provides today's Word for the Day, read it here 12th August 2021 Over the next weeks and months former activities will re-start and perhaps new activities will be launched. This is the place to keep up to date with what is happening. First potential date for your diary is for meetings of the Senior Fellowship which will re-start on Wednesday 6th October with refreshments from 10.30am and the speaker from 11am. The speaker on a musical theme on 6th October will be our Organist, Robert Whale. 11th August 2021 We are invited to participate in the recording of hymns and songs for the BBC's Songs of Praise on 9th September. If you are interested please see the full details here. Coral Lynes uses a variety of scriptures to help us think about friendship in our Word for the Day which you can find here. 10th August 2021 We are making prayer for individuals available again immediately after our weekly service. This can be in person or via Zoom. If you would like to be prayed for please let Helen know by the Friday of any week so that arrangements can be made - contact Helen here. 9th August 2021 Rev Ralph Hanger provides today's Word for the Day. He invites us to think about how we see the future and you can find it here. When Graham Capmail preached on 1st August he used an illustration of a bike that he saw in a shop window that he really, really wanted. In answer to all those who have asked, yes, Graham did get the bike in the end!! Coventry Youth for Christ are producing a regular email News and Prayer letter. If you would like to receive it contact them here We are making prayer for individuals available again immediately after our weekly service. This can be in person or via Zoom. If you would like to be prayed for please let Helen know by the Friday of any week so that arrangements can be made - contact Helen here. 6th August 2021 In Word for the Day Rev Ian Macnair continues his series "The Magnificent Five" based on the book of 2 Timothy. Today he focusses on Timothy's mother and grandmother and on Paul's faithful friend Onesiphorus. You can read it here. 5th August 2021 This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. 4th August 2021 In today's Word for the Day Iain Colville encourages us to rest in God's safety and provision as he shares Psalm 63 with us. You can find it here. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join us for a chat this afternoon, today not with Helen who is on holiday, but with Parish Nurse Lesley. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Lesley on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing us here. 2nd August 2021 Today's Word for the Day from Rev Ralph Hanger is inspired by a holiday on the beautiful Kennet and Avon Canal. You can read it here. 30th July 2021 Rev Ian Macnair encourages us to become the person God created us to be in today's Word for the Day. You can read it here. The Prayer Diary for August can be found here (printable) 28th July 2021 Today's Word for the Day from Graham Carpmail thinks about the gift of time. You can find it here. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join us for a chat this afternoon, today not with Helen who is on holiday but with Parish Nurse Lesley (with a little technical support from David). There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Lesley on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing us here. 27th July 2021 This evening at 7.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. Just a reminder that over the summer holiday period Word for the Day will be published on Monday, Wednesday and Friday only. 26th July 2021 Today we publish our 439th Word for the Day - a remarkable achievement as all but a very small handful have been written by people in our fellowship. But it is summertime and people need a break so, for the time being, we are reducing our Words for the Day to three each week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In Today's Word for the Day Rev Neil Martin considers the enormity of some of the things said about Jesus in Colossians 1. You can read it here. 23rd July 2021 In today's Word for the Day Rev Ian Macnair looks at the roles of some leaders in the early church. You can find it here. Arrangements during staff holidays are now on the News for Members page, here. Please ensure you are logged in before clicking the link. 22nd July 2021 Many of us find our minds whirring over things we cannot understand or control. In today's Word for the Day, Liz Martin takes Psalm 131 and encourages us to trust God in these things. You can read it here. This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. This evening Rev Ralph Hanger leads the final Bible Study in the series on the Minor Prophets (details here). After a mammoth 39 Bible Studies in the last year we will be taking a summer break. Watch this space for what happens next. 21st July 2021 Inheritance is the theme of today's Word for the Day from Ruth Jess. You can find it here. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 20th July 2021 In Word for the Day Rev Neil Martin continues his series on the book of Colossians by looking at what we can learn about prayer from Paul's prayers. You can find it here. There have been a couple of updates on the Return to the Chapel page of the website in the last two days. You can make sure you are up to date here. Just to confirm that there will be no online prayer meeting today - it will be at 2.30pm on Thursday this week. 19th July 2021 The BBC have apparently told their journalists not to use the phrase 'Freedom Day' but this doesn't stop Rev Ralph Hanger talking about it (or sort of) in today's Word for the Day. You can read it here. There is new information today on the Return to the Chapel page here. 18th July 2021 The July Reflective Service is now available here. (This service is audio only). 16th July 2021 Today in Word for the Day Rev Ian Macnair looks at triumph and tragedy beginning with the Titanic. You can find it here. 15th July 2021 Iain Colville provides our Word for the Day looking at what we can learn from Psalm 66. You can read what he has to say here. This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. Rev Ralph Hanger will lead the next in the online Bible Study series tonight at 7.30pm. The details are here. There will only be one more study in this series as we look at Malachi next week. We will then have a summer break. The presentation from the Treasurer at the recent Church Members Meeting is here. Please make sure you are logged in before clicking the link. 14th July 2021 There is an update today on our page about returning to using the church building and related matters. You can find it here. Today's spoken Word for the Day from Graham Carpmail looks at the power (for good or bad) of words. You can find it here. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 13th July 2021 In Word for the Day Rev Neil Martin considers the qualities we most admire in others. You can find it here. A reminder for Church Members that we have a Members meeting tonight at 7.30pm on Zoom. The Zoom login details and documents for the meeting are here. Please ensure you are logged in on the website before you click this link. 12th July 2021 There are new documents on the Church Meeting page in advance of the Church Meeting tomorrow evening. The login details for the Church Meeting are also on that page. Please ensure that you are logged in before clicking the link. In today's Word for the Day David Depledge thinks about things around us that are changing and those that are not changing. You can read it here. 11th July 2021 A reminder that there is a Church Members meeting (on Zoom) on Tuesday this week and there are very important pieces of information for Church Members on the Church Meeting page in the Members Area of the website. Please ensure that you are logged in before clicking this link 9th July 2021 Back in early April Rev Ian Macnair brought us a 'Reality Check' in Word for the Day. Today it is time for another one - this time looking at God's insistence on truth. You can find it here. 8th July 2021 In Word for the Day Liz Martin looks how it is when times get hard and takes encouragement fom Philippians 4. You can read it here. This afternoon at 2.30pm we have our online Prayer Meeting. You can get the link to the Prayer Meeting by clicking here or, if you do not have access to the Members Area of the website, by requesting the link here. Rev Ralph Hanger will lead the next in the online Bible Study series tonight at 7.30pm. The details are here. 7th July 2021 In our spoken Word for the Day Graham Carpmail talks about showing grace. You can find it here. As usual on a Wednesday you are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 6th July 2021 Rev Neil Martin provides our Word for the Day looking at Faith based on Psalm 16. You can read it here. 5th July 2021 In today's Word for the Day Rev Ralph Hanger writes about Independence - of Americans, of the Jewish people and of us. You can find it here. 4th July 2021 There are very important new pieces of information for Church Members on the Church Meeting page in the Members Area of the website. Please ensure that you are logged in before clicking this link 3rd July 2021 There are places available if you wish to attend tomorrows service in person - it helps if you can let Helen know that you are coming - here. The service will be led by our former minister Rev Keith Parr. (The service will, of course, also be online here.) 2nd July 2021 In today's Word for the Day Rev Ian Macnair writes about Jesus "stilling the storm" and how that applies to the storm we are now living through. You can read it here. 1st July 2021 There is new information for Members on the News for Members page today. Please ensure you are logged in before clicking the link. Rev Ralph Hanger will lead the next in the online Bible Study series tonight at 7.30pm. The details are here. Iain Colville provides today's Word for the Day looking at Psalm 57 and urging us to sing out our praise to God. You can find it here. 30th June 2021 Graham Carpmail bases today's Word for the Day on Hebrews 10:19-25. You can hear it here. Our friend and mission partner in Uganda, Pastor Paul Kyalimpa, died recently. Ralph Hanger has written an appreciation of him and his work which you can read here. You are invited to join Helen for a chat this afternoon. There is no agenda, just an opportunity to connect with other people. Join Helen on Zoom at 2pm to talk with her and others who join in. The Zoom login details are here or if you are not registered for the Members part of the website you can request the details by emailing Helen here. 20th June 2021 There are, as we are sure you are aware, a lot of City of Culture activities going on in the City. One that may be of interest is an artistic venture that involves Nikki Bovis-Coulter from Limbrick Wood Baptist Church. You can find out what she is doing here. 20th June 2021 HEBA, the Heart of England Baptist Association, have arranged an online Gathering on Sunday 27th June which will include an opportunity to hear the President of the Baptist Union speaking. Full details are here. 18th June 2021 On Thursday 17th June the Coventry Foodbank marked 10 years of service to the city with a time of praise and worship. Volunteers past and present and many civic dignitaries gathered to recognise the remarkable work undertaken by so many people over the past 10 years in supporting those in most need across our city. Looking back over the past 10 years, Coventry Foodbank has grown considerably in size, from a small office in Broadgate to the 25,000 square foot Halo Centre in Binley linking with 13 Churches across the city who host and organise distribution centres. This month the Coventry foodbank will be issuing a food parcel to the 200,000th user; over the ten years £3,000,000 worth of food has been given to people in need. Coventry foodbank would not have been able to support the most vulnerable in the city without the fantastic support of churches and the dedication of the volunteers. The Foodbank proud of all the volunteers, past and present, and how they have made a positive impact in changing lives and communities in Coventry. Queen’s Road Baptist Church, one of the founding churches, was recognised by a presentation made to Graham Carpmail for his support and dedication to foodbank over the past 10 years. This presentation in turn also marked the debt of gratitude to all the volunteers of our church and fellowship.
28th May 2021 Last year in June a project called Open Heaven inspired and arranged the Prayer Walking of every road in Coventry. This year they plan to do the same. For further details please see their website here 28th May 2021 The church Prayer Diary for June is available here (printable). 7th May 2021 A further update from Coventry City Council about road closures is as follows: Dear all Due to the predicted high winds this weekend we are unable to carry out work with the crane that requires the road and lane closures. Therefore for this weekend (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May), there will be no closures and the road will operate on a contraflow system as it currently does in the week. This does mean that there will need to be an extra weekend closure to complete the work, and therefore, weather permitting, the following closures will be in place:
I will keep you updated if this changes. Best wishes Faye Griffiths Coventry City Council Engagement Manager 024 7697 1966
The latest information about road closures around the church this weekend can be found here The Tech Team are recruiting new volunteers! As we emerge from lockdown, the Tech Team are looking for more people to join us to enable the smooth running of our "hybrid" services. We used to be able to operate with two people - one on the sound desk and one on the video desk, but with the addition of streaming we now need to increase that number to five - an additional sound operator, a 'streaming' operator and a camera operator. Full training will be provided for any new volunteer - no prior experience is needed and you don't need to already be a technical whizz - as long as you are comfortable with a computer we can teach you what you need to know. You can choose to specialise in one of the roles or learn several - its up to you. Even after you have been trained, we will ensure that new volunteers are rota-ed alongside an experienced member of the team who will be responsible for ensuring that everything works together, so you can focus on your assigned role. Please consider if this is something you would be willing to do to help the church to continue to move forward as we come out of lockdown, and keep our community worshipping together as we have managed throughout the last year. If you would like to know more please contact Jon White, Andy Knott or Don Brown* - we'd love to talk with you more, and we won't hold you to anything, we promise! * If you don't have contact details for these people email here and we will pass it on.
26th March 2021 The church has a very long association with St Andrews House residential care home with many members who have lived there over the years and several members who have been involved in the management and in leading services. They have asked us to share a video about the facility which we are happy to do here. 21st March 2021 Anyone who uses Warwick Road in their journey to or from church needs to be aware of the following Road Closures that are planned. "Coventry Railway Station improvements – crane on Warwick Road Amended Dates Saturday 24 April and Sunday 25 April - Full closure of Spencer Avenue/Road between 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday up to and including 15 and 16 May. Saturday 10 April and Sunday 11 April - Full Closure of Warwick Road between 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday Saturday 17 April and Sunday 18 April - Outbound lane (from city centre) closed from 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Full closure from 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday Saturday 24 April and Sunday 25 April - Outbound lane (from city centre) closed from 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Full closure from 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday Saturday 1 May and Sunday 2 May Outbound lane (from city centre) closed from 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Full closure from 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday Saturday 8 May and Sunday 9 May - Outbound lane (from city centre) closed from 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Full closure from 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday Saturday 15 May and Sunday 16 May - Outbound lane (from city centre) closed from 12.01am on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Full Closure of Warwick Road from 4pm on Saturday until 11.59pm on Sunday Signed diversion routes will be in place. The closures will be between the Spencer Road junction and the Central 6 roundabout. Access will be available to Central 6 from the north (city centre direction) of the roundabout during closures. Parts of the crane will need to remain on Warwick Road between the closures and this means that the junction of Warwick Road and Michaelmas Road will be closed for the full six-week period. Access to Michaelmas Road will be via Stoney Road, this will be clearly signed. 21st March 2021 On Tuesday 23rd March there will be a National Day of Reflection, organised by Marie Curie, and for Christians, this will be a day to both reflect and pray. Across the country, churches are invited to be prayerful one year on from the start of the first lockdown. There will be a minute’s silence at 12 noon followed by a ringing of church bells and later a doorstep vigil at 8pm. General Secretary of Churches Together in England, Rev Dr. Paul Goodliff said: “the churches in membership with Churches Together in England want to ‘fan the flames’ of prayer at every opportunity, and I welcome the way in which we can not only remember the past year on this National Day of Remembrance, with all of its challenges and sorrows, but also as Christians bring together remembrance and prayer. Our hope, whether in life or death, is in the mercy and kindness of God, and we join with so many who will pray on the 23rd March.” Rev Lynn Green, General Secretary of Baptists Together, says 'A year on, we pause together to reflect. I would encourage all of us to take a moment on 23rd March to remember and to acknowledge the losses we have experienced, the pain of our communities and the struggles the pandemic has created across our world. As we pause, we pray in hope to God who calls us by name and leads us with the promise of perfect, unending love.' 13th March 2021 As a church we have various links with Mission partners in other countries. We have recently had news from Acts Chapel in Liberia which you can see here 3rd March 2021 Before the pandemic, when our Foodbank centre was open, representatives from Christians Against Poverty were regularly present to offer help to those with debt issues. Ian Burton from CAP has sent us an update of what has happened since the situation changed which you can read here. 25th February 2021 St Andrews House is a residential home for older people which many of you will know about. Before Covid they had a waiting list of people to come & stay but now, like most care homes, they have empty rooms. They would greatly appreciate this being made know as appropriate. More details are here. 19th February 2021 Operation Agri is an organisation we, as a church, support. They have a webinar on Monday, 1st March at 7pm. There will be various reports on projects, including two of Paul Kyalimpa’s (with whom we are in a long term partnership), a recent video on the Imarika project ( which we featured in our Harvest Service) and hopefully an interview with someone from a project in Asia. Details of how to book your place are here. 17th February 2021 We have not had any previous contact as a church with these organisations but they sent us this information which some might like to see. "In partnership with Together For Change, The Message have secured funding for a Message Bus that will operate exclusively in Coventry and Warwickshire. A Message Bus is a double decker bus that is completely refurbished to become a mobile youth friendly space, that in partnership with the local church is a fantastic tool to engage with young people in the local community. When a young person steps onboard a bus they enter a safe space to go as well somewhere full of things to do with their mates, such as playing on games consoles, nail bars, DJ studio equipment and much more. Every young person also gets to hear the gospel for themselves as our teams share the love of Jesus in God slots. For more information, please click here A bus for Coventry and Warwickshire has been purchased and is currently undergoing it’s renovation, and we have begun to advertise for the role of Bus Manager/Evangelist. We would really appreciate it if you would be willing to share the listing for the role with your church family. The listing can be found here" 14th February 2021 The 2021 Bible Tour Lent Challenge is a 40-day invitation to take a deep dive into the Bible. Revd Dr Helen Paynter, Tutor in Biblical Studies at Bristol Baptist College, set herself a lockdown project of releasing a video each day, until she had gone through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. We offer these here, in conjunction with the Baptist Union of Great Britain, as a Lent Course for individuals and churches. You can view the entire course here or follow on social media as we release the videos for each day. We still do not know when it will be possible to resume having a congregation in the Church and whilst we can be certain that many things will be different to how they were before the pandemic, not all of the details are yet known. One thing we can be certain of is that the way of getting into the main church car park will be different. Next Tuesday, 16th February, a new road will open near the church. So as before, from the junction above Junction 6 of the Ring Road we will take the slip road down towards the clockwise Ring Road but now we will turn left off it earlier than previously onto the new road (which has two way traffic). This will take us to Westminister Road where we will turn right and then right again into the now two way Grosvenor Road where the car park is at the end on the left. The previous access into Grosvenor Road from the slip road will be closed off. When leaving the church we need to remember that Grosvenor Road is two way. We can either retrace our route back onto the slip road to the clockwise Ring Road or exit through one end or the other of Westminster Road.. 10th February 2021 Church Member Anita White works for Global Care, an international childrens charity which we as a church have supported over many years. Anita has asked if we might draw your attention to a new book of studies based on the book of Ruth that Global Care has produced so here goes!
29th January 2021 The Well Healing Centre in Leamington are arrranging a Listening to God Morning:- an online event:- "Pain and Suffering, God and the Bible: Where’s the Truth?" on Saturday 20th February 2021, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. How, in the midst of life’s storms, are we to make sense of what the Bible says about God’s goodness and love? Too many ‘solutions’ to the traditional problem of evil require us to accept that suffering isn’t really as bad as we think. The Bible, in contrast, acknowledges the deep anguish of our hurting world, and claims to offer a solution that brings healing, peace and hope. This event will unpack the Biblical account of suffering and equip you to reach your own conclusions about its truth and power. Further details of the event and how to book are available from The Well's website:
26th January 2021 We have important news about Coventry Foodbank:- From 1st February, the management of the foodbank will move from the Trussell Trust to the organisation Feed the Hungry. They will, however, remain a part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks. Feed the Hungry is an international charity, with its UK base in Hinckley and offices in 10 other countries. It is food aid charity whose vision aligns with that of the Trussell Trust and food banks in the network. You can read more about what they are currently doing on their website. Feed the Hungry has strong networks in Coventry, which Foodbank will aim to help build upon to provide the community with an even greater service. They will also welcome back a familiar face in the form of Gavin Kibble (a founder of Coventry Foodbank), as Regional Operations Director at Feed The Hungry with direct responsibility for Coventry Foodbank. Day-to-day food bank support will continue as before, with people struggling to afford food still able to access emergency food at the foodbank’s 17 centres in the city. But in the future people will also be able to access a wider range of support with business mentors, work clubs, clothes recycling, and advice on welfare, debt, health and wellbeing. Graham Carpmail, manager of our Foodbank Distribution Centre, has agreed to become a Trustee of the Feed the Hungry organisation.
9th January 2021 In view of the present high rates of Coronavirus infections the church leadership has decided that a plan to re-open our building for worship on 17th January cannot go ahead. (This decision has since been affirmed by a recommendation from the Baptist Union). Services will continue to be streamed each Sunday for the foreseeable future and the question of returning to the premises to worship will be kept under review 8th January 2021 It goes without saying that the pandemic in general and lockdown in particular can cause issues for all of us. You might like to consider these free courses (on Zoom) for yourself or for someone you know. (For more information about the organisation running the courses please email us). 8th January 2021 Inevitably some people are seeing the roll out of the COVID Vaccine as an opportunity to scam people. Please see this warning from the NHS and West Midlands Police. 14th December 2020
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3rd November 2020 Road works continue around the church and this will affect access to the main car park this weekend. We have been advised as follows "The work for new road surfacing and markings is scheduled to take place between Friday 6th and Sunday 8th November 2020. subject to weather conditions. The working hours are between 8.00 and 16.00. We will maintain access to Westminster Road and the car parks next to Grosvenor Road and Warwick Road at all times, via a diversion route between the city centre, junctions 6 and 7 of the Ring Road on Westminster Road and Regent Street to enable us to carry out the work safely. Access to Grosvenor Road will be for "restricted access only" and primarily for residents. Existing on-street parking will not be maintained on Grosvenor Road." From other information received earlier, we know that when the new link road from Westminster Road to the northbound slip road is opened, the current access from the slip road into Grosvenor Road by QRBC will be closed. In Grosvenor Road, the existing contraflow lane for cyclists heading for the city centre will be removed along with the islands and parking bays, and the road will be re-marked to permit two way traffic. We believe there will then be no parking allowed in Grosvenor Road, and access to QRBC will be via (the new link road if required), Westminster Road, and Grosvenor Road in the opposite direction to “normal”. Therefore, please note that (a) access to our front car park may be temporarily restricted, and (b) Grosvenor Road may suddenly become two-way, so we will need to look right as well as left when leaving the front car park. Please exercise extreme caution if and when you are visiting the church building over the next few weeks.
2nd November 2020 This year instead of a Light Party as alternative to Halloween we encouraged people to follow a Light Trail around 16 Coventry Churches. We had a good take up for this across all age groups. Thanks to Sarah White for leading this event. Some people who were not able to participate have asked if they could see the photos that had to be spotted in the windows of the various churches so here they are. You will need to click here and then come back and click here to see the rest. BREAKING NEWS from Sarah "We're going to do a Nativity trail similar to this Light one. But we plan to ask members of the congregation to draw or paint cartoon style nativity characters that we can then use and put up around the churches again" Watch out for more news about this shortly in our daily Updates 28th October 2020 One for the diary
8th October 2020 Queen’s Road Foodbank opens again We are pleased that we have been able to open our foodbank again on a Monday 10.00 -12.00, joining the other 11 centres in the City who are providing an emergency food parcel to people needing support. People in need of help can obtain a voucher from care professionals, such as doctors, health visitors, social workers and the Citizens Advice. This voucher is then exchanged at one of the centres for a prepacked food parcel. We are also able to issue a voucher in emergency situations. Trussell Trust have worked with nutritionists to develop a food parcel that contains sufficient nutrition for adults and children, providing at least 3 days of healthy balanced meals for individuals and families. We also provide essential non-food items such as toiletries and hygiene products. If you would like to provide practical support with donations of tinned meat, fish or vegetables, long life juice, squash, cereals, tea, coffee and packet mashed potato this would be would be appreciated. Financial gifts would also be appreciated. Please pray for our team, for protection and good health as we set out to meet the needs of the many people in our City who are finding life really difficult at this time. 8th October 2020 African Pastors Fellowship (APF ) is an organisation that we as a Church support. We thought you might like to see this short video about their current activities. 22nd May 2020
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25th March 2019 Please note that there will be no service at 6.30pm next Sunday ( 31st March 2019) due to a significant part of the usual evening congregation being at the Church Weekend Away. 15th March 2019 Rev Neil Martin writes:- I begin this article with a confession that I believe is appropriate at this time. My confession is that, at times, I fall into the category of a walking stereotype of a man. When I'm in the kitchen, I'll walk around, open all the cupboard doors to find something, and then yes, I do, I wander off, and leave them all open. I can spend 20 minutes looking through cupboards for something, only to have Liz wander in, look in the first drawer I was at, and produce the searched-for item. You see, I am a cliché: without someone to help organise me, I would have no social life. So, with that in mind, I have drawn together a group of fellow sufferers of Male Stereotype Syndrome (MSS), to organise social events that men who suffer with the awful stigma of stereotypitus may attend. (Please note all men are welcome, including those who do not suffer with MSS.) Please find the dates of planned activities below, with the names of the relevant organisers. Please come and talk to me or email if you have any questions. The first dates are:- Thursday 21st March at 7.30pm The Old Windmill pub Monday 8th April at 7.30pm Curry House (contact Iain Colville)
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16th December 2018 Lots going on in this pre-Christmas season - you can see some of it in this Gallery of photos. 20th November 2018
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15th July 2018 We were looking forward to the service in celebration of 100 years of Girls Brigade at Queens Road Baptist Church and it did not disappoint!
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