Notice Board
Sun 28 June. 10:30am (Early Start). Joint service with St Paul's C. of E. to celebrate 20 year anniversary of the building. Speaker - Rt Revd Michael Perham, Bishop of Gloucester.
Sun 28 June. 6:30pm. Praise & Testimony Service.
Weds 1 July. No Alpha.
Sun 5 July. 11:15am. Speaker - Revd Ben Lucas - "Peter in the book of Acts Series" - Acts 5:12-42.
Weds 8 July. 7:30-9:15pm. Alpha Course (Final Week).
Morning services at 11:15am.
Alpha is on Weds 7:30-9:15pm.
For further details contact our secretary.
Welcome
Canford Heath Baptist Church is a family friendly church located in Culliford Crescent on Canford Heath in Poole, Dorset. Find us with Multimap/ Streetmap.
Our morning services at 11:15am are attended by about 150 people of all ages and walks of life. The worship style is contemporary and the preaching is inspiring and edifying. Activities during the week include Bible studies, social events, youth group, kids clubs, hospital visiting and much, much, more!
Coming Soon!
- Alpha starts 22nd April - Click here for more info on CHBC's Alpha Course.
- From 12th June - 26th July, Ben will be preaching a series entitles: "Miracles of Peter - Miracles for Today? A look at the ministry of Peter in the book of Acts."
Recent News
- On June 12th-14th most of our men went on a walking weekend in Dartmoor. They all had a great time, and Ben was slightly muddy afterwards...
- On June 7th Mark Samways, Verity McKay and Chloe Nevitt were baptised. After a special service including their testimonies and a shared lunch we headed to the beach, and baptised them in the sea.
- On May 24th we joined in Release International's Day of prayer and fasting for Eritrea. Eritrea is one of the hardest places to be a Christian due to persecution. Our service contain a time of praying for our brothers and sisters in Eritrea, and members of the church fasted and committed to praying for Eritrea at differet times on the day, with the aim that there would be a member of CHBC praying for Eritrea throughout the day.
- On 15th-16th May a dance group from CHBC joined the St Paul's Players for two performances of St Paul's annual show, raising over £800 for Christian Aid in the process.
- Easter was a busy time for us, beginning on Maundy Thursday with a meal followed by comunion at Bulberry Woods golf course. On Good Friday and Easter Sunday we held joint services with St Paul's C. of E. and then on Easter Monday thirty (-ish) people enjoyed a coastal walk from Tyneham to Kimmeridge in glorious sunshine.
- On Apr 4th nine teams participated in the annual Quiz (with American Supper) - this year's winners were 'Deep Thought.'
- On Mar 21st the church put on a Mothering Sunday Family Fun Afternoon for the Heath. We welcomed over 100 people who enjoyed face painting, decorating candle holders and plant pots, making key rings and cards, playing games, drawing pictures, writing prayers, and eating cream teas, as well as a short Christian service.
- On Mar 8th we welcomed and celebrated Dave and Lyn Hunt, Katie and Richard Coombes, Jo Beach, Lorna Trainer and Susan Wheatley coming into membership of the Church.
- On Mar 7th we enjoyed a nostalgia evening raising money for routes to roots. The night included music over the decades from Mark, Angela and Phil, slides, photos and stories from Angie and Tom and we all enjoyed a good old fish and chip supper. Thanks to all for making it such a wonderful evening.
- On Mar 1st Martin Rumney became a church elder. Please pray for Martin us he serves God and CHBC and brings his gentle wisdom to this role.
- On Feb 15th we had an evening 'healing' service for those in the 'fiery furnace of life'. The service included praise and a preach but was centred around an extended time of God ministering to his people.
- On Jan 25th we continued church unity fortnight by inviting Revd Peter Gibbs from St. Paul's C. of E. to preach at our service with Ben going to preach at the C. of E. service.
- On Jan 18th we held a united service with the other two churches on Canford Heath. With nearly 300 in attendance, the Revd Ray Stannard from the URC lead us in worship, Revd Peter Gibbs from St. Paul's C. of E. lead us in communion and our very own Revd Ben Lucas preached God's word. We then all enjoyed a walk through the Heath and a shared lunch.
- On Jan 11th we welcomed and celebrated Sophia Wills, Suzi Aldous, Debbie Phillips and Norma and Geoff Wright into membership of the Church.
- On Dec 21st we had a (un) traditional carol service hosted by many of our homegroups. The service included carols, music, dramas and skits.
- On Dec 21st Sunday Club (with some help from a few teenagers) performed a nativity play in our morning service. The littlest members of our church are very talented!
- On Dec 7th we celebrated Ian and Margaret Keating's ruby wedding anniversary. After 40 years of marriage they renewed their vows before friends, family, our church and God.
- On Nov 16th our service focused on the work of Release International. At the heart of the service was a time of prayer and relection led by Di Logan. This flowed into an interactive time with prayerstations, a petition, and information about how we can help Christians who are persecuted for their faith in the world today.
- On Oct 19th three of our young people, Suzi, Debbie, and Sophia, were baptized. Following a special morning service with testimonies, we headed to the beach for baptisms in the sea.
- On Sept 28th it was our 5th anniversary, and Revd Dr Steve Brady, principal of Moorlands Bible College, was our guest preacher.
- On Sept 28th we blessed and said goodbye to Paul and Judi Hatchard. Having recently graduated from Moorlands Bible College, Paul takes up a post as pastor of Bishopstoke Evangelical Church in Eastleigh.
- On Sept 7th we held a special service to induct and ordain Ben Lucas as our new pastor and Ez Lucas as youth pastor. A packed church saw SCBA regional minister Revd Kathryn Morgan lead proceedings, and Revd Dr Stephen Finnamore, principal of Bristol Baptist College, was our guest preacher.
Our Mission
We want to demonstrate the love of Jesus and His teaching among our members and the wider community. We value our partnership with the wider church, especially our developing relationship with St Paul's Anglican Church.
Page last modified 27 June 2009.
