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The first thing we should do in response to the coronavirus

The first thing we should do in response to the coronavirusby Gerry Straker Some of you have been forced to stay at home, with new routines and new ways of spending time, learning new technology skills you’d never thought you’d need. Some of you have been...

How we can help you

The coronavirus has shaken our normality hasn't it? We're living in a time of uncertainty and anxiety. At Church by the Bay, we want to tell you about the God who cares. We know God cares, because he sent Jesus into this world of suffering...

Reflections on Livestreaming Church

Praise God for this morning's first livestream: it worked! It's been very encouraging to see people's messages and receive phone calls (turns out phones still work!) about this morning's time 'together'. We've also heard news of various family and friends, some believers, some not, tuning in...

C3 kids and tots at home

This morning we livestreamed Church for the first time and we heard Mark 14:27-72 read and preached.  Wonderfully, Caz our Families Worker has prepared a C3 kids and tots session at home for parents to build on, reinforce and continue to teach children from the same Bible...

Resources for Livestream

Tomorrow is our first ever Church livestream. We wish we were meeting together face-to-face but this is the next best thing!  Download our resources in advance:Noticesheet and sermon headingsSong words and confessionSermon questions for 8-12sSermon questions for 4-7sPictures for toddlers And before Sunday, here's how to listen. And...

Making the most of isolation

Making the most of isolation I went to work on Tuesday morning at 7:00. By 8:40 our family had to self-isolate. Having been pretty sure that we’d be fine through this whole situation I suppose it’s a welcome lesson to me in humility. Hey, who doesn’t...

Cherish Christ by hearing the gospel

One of our three aims as a Church is that we might  cherish Christ by hearing the gospel. It really is not the same as meeting up (see our first blog) but it is good that we live in an age when we can make...

Our only hope

In this time of great fear and anxiety it is good to know that the Bible's most repeated command is this: 'Do not be afraid'. Do not be afraid of...God. Remember the Christmas shepherds? When on that hillside that dark night they are exposed to...

Coronavirus update

Message from the elders (Church leaders)We have an all-powerful and all-loving God. We are 100% safe in His hands. We need not fear anything at all, and certainly not the coronavirus.Romans 8:37-39No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I...

Shake up!

Shake up is this Saturday! Come along for a morning fun and free event for families!

There are craft, games, storytime and a bacon bun! It's at our Church building: 91 Balmoral Road, 9am-11am. We'd love to see you there.