Events – Airdrie Baptist Church

09 Dec

Christmas services

Christmas is fast approaching and we have a series of special services coming up at Airdrie Baptist.

Nativity

Our young people will be taking part in our annual Nativity service on Sunday 22 December at 11am. They will be getting ready for this over the next couple of weeks during Kids @ ABC. Do come along and support them as they share the story of Jesus’s birth with us.

Carols by Candlelight

We are holding a special carol service on Sunday 22 December at 6.30pm. Tea, coffee and mince pies will be served in the hall afterwards. Promotional leaflets are available from the Church for you to give to your friends and neighbours. All are welcome!

Watchnight service

We will once again be holding a watchnight service on Christmas Eve. The service will start at 11.15pm and will be led by Gilmour Callander.

15 Nov

Anniversary weekend

We are looking forward to an enjoyable anniversary weekend from 23 – 24 November and would love it if you could join us.

Quiz

On Saturday night our young people are hosting a quiz to raise money for the bi-annual trip to IREF. Fancy pitting your wits against other local brain boxes? Come along and join a team on Saturday at 7.30pm. Entry is £2 per person.

Terry Boyle

We’re delighted to have Terry Boyle of Insight for Living Ministries with us as our guest speaker on Sunday. Terry serves as UK Pastor for the ministry and hosts a weekly radio show as part of his ministry.

Church family tea

A meal will be served in the Church Hall at 5.15pm on Sunday ahead of our evening worship. Come and enjoy an informal time of fellowship as we celebrate our 176th birthday.

01 Sep

The Hope of the Cross

Sunday 1 – Sunday 8 September 2019

We are hosting a week long mission at the Church, with meetings every night from 7.30 – 8.30pm (except Saturday).

The meetings will be conducted by the Faith Mission and will feature stories of changed lives and Bible messages for today.

Acoustic Cafe and Barbecue

Sunday 16 June 2019, 5.30pm

We are hosting an Acoustic Cafe and Barbecue in June. This is a family-friendly event and all are invited!

It’ll be a time of food, fellowship and worship, kicking off at 5.30pm and followed at 6.30pm in the back hall.

If you’re coming along, please add your name to the sign up sheet in the vestibule. This will allow us to purchase enough food.

31 Mar

Good Friday joint evening service

Friday 19 April 2019, 7pm

This Easter we are holding a joint service with Airdrie Ebenezer Evangelical Church, Airdrie High Kirk, Caldercruix Church of Scotland and Plains Evangelical Church.

The speaker on the night will be Mark Nelson (Pastor at Plains Evangelical) while Ian McDonald (Airdrie High Kirk & Caldercruix C of S) and Ross Murphy (Airdrie Baptist) will also be taking part.

Carols by Candlelight

23 December 2018

We will be hosting a special Carols by Candlelight service on Sunday 23 December at 6.30pm.

Tea, coffee and mince pies will be available afterwards.

We hope that you will join us and invite your friends along too. We will have leaflets available at the Church for you to hand out.

12 Nov

175th Anniversary

This is a big anniversary year in the life of Airdrie Baptist Church. Originally founded in 1843, we turn 175 years old at the end of November 2018.

To mark this milestone we have a number of events lined up between 22-25 November. Read More →

24 Sep

Evenings at Airdrie Baptist

We are changing the format of our evening services from October 2018. These will include a mixture of special gospel / testimony, youth and communion focus services, as well as the now established Acoustic cafe.

We will also be hosting four family teas – a chance for the Church family to come together and enjoy fellowship over a buffet meal. These will be held at 5.30pm to make them more accessible for those with young children. Read More →

30 May

Welcome to the Circus: Holiday Club 2018

2 – 6 July 2018

This year’s Holiday Club will take place in the church building from Monday 2 – Friday 6 July, running from 10am – 12 noon each day.

There will be crafts, games, snacks, stories and songs.

The club is completely free and is open to all children Primary 1 – Primary 7.

If you’d like to know more or would like to volunteer to help at the club, please contact Kirsty Lee on youth@airdriebaptist.co.uk.

20 May

Meet The Real Jesus: An evening with John Blanchard

Wednesday 13 June 2018, 7.30pm

We are delighted to announce that internationally known Christian preacher, teacher, apologist and author John Blanchard is coming to speak at Airdrie Baptist Church.

Tickets are free and can be booked online via Eventbrite. A limited number of tickets will also be available on the night of the event. Read More →

06 Mar

Journey to the Cross

This Easter we are teaming up with other churches in and around Airdrie to host five services over five consecutive evenings.

Service details

Date	Location	Speaker
Monday 26 March	Plains Evangelical	Ross Murphy
Tuesday 27 March	Airdrie Baptist	Peter McLean
Wednesday 28 March	Ebenezer Evangelical	Billy Cruickshanks
Thursday 29 March*	High Church C of S	Ian McDonald
Friday 30 March**	Caldercruix C of S	Mark Nelson

All services will start at 7pm.

*Communion service, followed by tea and coffee
**Followed by light refreshments

19 Nov

Christmas services

We have a number of special services coming up in December to which all are welcome. Read More →

06 Nov

Anniversary 2017

Sunday 19 November 2017

Our anniversary services this year will be held on 19 November, marking 174 years of the Church’s presence here in Airdrie.

Our guest speaker this year will be Alan Donaldson, General Director of the Baptist Union of Scotland. Read More →

03 Nov

Joint Service

Sunday 10 December 2017, 6.30pm

We are hosting a joint service of Airdrie Baptist, Ebenezer Evangelical and Plains Evangelical Churches on 10 December.

The speaker will be Mark Nelson from Plains and worship will be led by the band from Ebenezer. Read More →

08 Oct

Church AGM

Wednesday 1 November 2017, 7.30pm

All are welcome to attend the Airdrie Baptist AGM in November.

It is an opportunity to hear about all aspects of our fellowship.

All auxiliary leaders are asked to prepare a short report about the past 12 months and future plans and send this to Jane.

02 Oct

3:16 club during October Week

Monday 16, Wednesday 18 and Friday 20 October, 7.30 – 9.30pm

We are running three free youth events during the October Week for those S1 – S6.

The events will focus on God’s love and how we are loved by Him. They will feature games, food, hot chocolate and a Bible study each evening.

For more information please contact Kirsty Lee.

01 Oct

Annual BMS Harvest Appeal

8 October 2017

We are holding our annual BMS Harvest Appeal and light lunch this coming Sunday.

The project this year is titled “Wonderfully Made” and envelopes will be available in the pews on Sundays 1 and 8 October.

Please add your name to the list if you want to come for lunch.

12 Jul

Acoustic Cafe and Barbecue

Sunday 30 July 2017, 5.30pm

We are hosting an Acoustic Cafe and Barbecue at the end of July. With no evening services this month we warmly invite all to to this family-friendly event.

The barbecue will start at 5.30pm with the Acoustic Cafe stating at 6.30pm. There will be music, a speaker and activities for young people.

We look forward to seeing you there.

25 May

Big Bible Takeaway – a recipe for fun!

3 – 7 July 2017

Big Bible Takeaway is the title of our holiday club this year. Open to all children P1 – S1, it will take place in the church hall each day from 10.30am – 12.45pm.

It will once again feature games, crafts, songs, challenges and Bible stories.

All are welcome and it’s completely free!

For more information please contact Valerie Sim.

26 Apr

Cake decorating workshops

We host cake decorating workshops one Saturday a month from 11am – 1pm in the hall. These workshops are a chance to learn new skills, meet new people and have fun.

Dates for this year are:

29 April
20 May
24 June
16 September
21 October
18 November