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Check back here regularly for news and views, including a monthly blog, Lucy Writes, from our minister.

Press Release: The Hub Opens

The Hub Opens The official opening of the new Worcester Park Baptist Church Community Hub took place on Saturday 14th January 2023. The celebration was led by Rev. Gavin Carpenter, Minister of Worcester Park Baptist Church with a message from Rev. Phil Barnard, Regional Team Leader of London Baptists. One civic highlight of the ceremony was the attendance by Mayors from all three local boroughs – Kingston, Sutton, and Epsom & Ewell. The Church’s vision for the Hub was to…

Press Release: The Hub Official Opening

The Hub Official Opening The official opening of the new Worcester Park Baptist Church Church Community Hub takes place on Saturday 14th January 2023 at 2pm. The celebration will be led by Rev. Gavin Carpenter, Minister of Worcester Park Baptist Church with a message from Rev. Phil Barnard, Regional Team Leader of London Baptists. There is a warm welcome to all in the Worcester Park Community and neighbouring areas to attend this event and to stay afterwards for light refreshments.…

Press Release: New Worcester Park Community Hub

New Worcester Park Community Hub Worcester Park Baptist Church is offering the community a first look of their new Hub on Saturday 10th September and you’re invited to pop in anytime from 10am to 12.30pm. Fundraising for The Hub began in 2015 and after discussions with local neighbours, planning permission was granted in 2016. Funds to allow the £2.6 million building project to start were raised entirely by generous gifts from within the congregation and by applying for some charitable…

Hub Project – March 2022 Update

Hub Project – March 2022 Update No unauthorised access to the building site is permitted by anyone from WPBC for health and safety reasons. We will continue to keep you informed of progress. You can find out more details about the new facilities at http://wpbc.org.uk/hub-project. To donate to the work, please visit our web site – thank you for your generosity.

Hub Project – July 2021 Update

Hub Project – July Update    No unauthorised access to the building site is permitted by anyone from WPBC for health and safety reasons. We will continue to keep you informed of progress. You can find out more details about the new facilities at http://wpbc.org.uk/hub-project. To donate to the work, please visit our web site – thank you for your generosity.

Hub Project – May 2021 Update

Hub Project – May Update There is real interest in the project as the work progresses. I’ve seen so many people standing looking at the display boards on site that illustrate the completed project. Even my hair dresser commented that the building looked impressive and so good for Worcester Park… giving an opportunity to say how we planned to use the building to be at the heart of the community. Thank you for all the prayers asking God to help…

Hub Project – April 2021 Update

Hub Project – April Update Last month we were just about to start the contract……well now we have and much of the site is an active construction site. Site preparation including the segregation of the areas to be occupied by the Church and the area to be occupied by the Contractor is now completed, and strip out work including the removal of fittings, doors and ceilings is well underway. The roof tiles from one side of the main hall are…

Hub Project – March 2021 Update

Hub Project – Construction to start After a number of anticipated site starts, our appointed contractor will take possession of the site and begin the construction of Phase 3 of The Hub on 8th March, nearly one year later than we all initially expected. We have waited patiently for God’s timing rather than ours, for the project to start. We’ll be providing monthly updates about the work on site. Seeing a building being constructed and all the ideas coming to…
Building

Hub Project

WPBC was formed in 1890, and has been at its current premises in The Avenue (opposite Worcester Park Station) since the 1950s.  Although there have been a couple of additions to the buildings down the years, the bulk of the buildings date from the 50s. As well as meeting for all-age Christian worship and teaching on Sundays and some weekdays, the church offers an extensive range of services each week to its church family and the wider community, including a…

Why Being Part of a Connect Group is Good

Why Connect Groups? From its earliest days, the church has met together, gathering in both larger settings as well as in smaller groups (Acts 2: 42-47). Both settings are important and complement each other. Join a Connect Group? Joining a Connect Group is one of the best ways to get involved in life at Worcester Park Baptist Church family network. Here at WPBC we encourage a deeper sense of belonging and helping one another in “walking in the footsteps of Christ”.…