It's Christmas once again, always a busy time for any Church. One of our recurring festive traditions of recent years has been to join in the Hertford Gala by providing a living nativity, where anyone can get dressed up and get a free photo in our stable. We had lots of people visit us this year, … [Read more...]
Light Party fun!
On Saturday 2nd November, 30 kids and 21 adults came together at HBC for two hours of fun and laughter at our ‘Light Party’. We played lots of games and enjoyed making some crafts too. Who would have guessed that the name of the Teddy was ‘Bob’?! Well, actually two of the children did!! The … [Read more...]
Week of Prayer
We started the academic year, 2019/2020, adhering the ancient call to come before the Lord in prayer. During the week from 8th September, we opened up an interactive prayer room, held times of worship, daily prayer, family events and prayer walks in the community. Our prayer room saw a steady … [Read more...]
Summer Open House
As the pace of life changes a little over the summer, so does life at Hertford Baptist! During the summer months, from late July until early September, Sunday afternoons become opportunities to share in food and conversation in the homes or gardens of church members. Six households offered … [Read more...]
Re:fresh Beach Trip
On Sunday 21 st July Re:fresh, a discipleship group for young people, travelled to the beach! Five leaders and eighteen young people left Hertford at 9:00am and arrived at Walton-on-the-Naze around 11:00am. It wasn’t long before towels had been rolled out, a music speaker switched on, spades … [Read more...]
Church Picnic 2019
The weather may have started out questionable leading to the risk of rain stopping play, but the sunshine prevailed and we were able to meet as a community and enjoy a picnic on Hartham common together. A fantastic chance to meet up after the morning service and share life and sunshine together, the … [Read more...]
Games Night
We had another great Games Night on Friday, with people of all ages enjoying some classics like Domino's and Rummicub as well as some new favourites like Dobble. The Best of British Quiz Game also showed who knew the most about the London Underground, The Beano and a few more surprising topics. Our … [Read more...]
How to Pray for Others
Around 20 people attended a prayer ministry training event entitled 'How to Pray for Others' on Saturday 15th June. At the heart of our church is the desire that individuals have the opportunity to 'Meet God', and this happens often through prayer and being prayed for by others. The attendees … [Read more...]
2019 AGM
This week saw our Church Annual General Meeting (AGM). This is the biggest members meeting of the year where a number of important matters concerning the running of the Church are covered. We elected our Church Officers for the year, who perform important roles in the managing the administrative … [Read more...]
Church @ 6 – Creation Care
This week saw our monthly Church @ 6 event go in a slightly different direction to some of our previous evenings. We were joined by Steve Hughes from A Rocha, a Christian environmental charity. We were all challenged by his words and passion on why protecting the environment is actually a key part … [Read more...]