You Are Loved.
Welcome to Our Church
We’re so glad you’ve found us and we look forward to connecting with you. In the meantime, take a look around our site.
On Sundays our service is in church and live on Facebook at 10.30am.
Join us or catch up on www.facebook.com/thatchambaptist/live
Latest News
Update from the Foodbank
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Thank you for supporting West Berkshire Foodbank. This year, the Foodbank have sent out more stock than they have received in donations. They are regularly having to purchase stock to be able to meet the demand. The average monthly weight of donations is 8,301kgs but they have been distributing an average of 10,123kgs. This is obviously not sustainable!
As well as supporting individual clients, food is also sent to organisations such as Loose Ends, Newbury Soup Kitchen, Help for Ukraine and Racing to help Ukraine. They are supporting Ukrainian guests who will receive £200 from the government on arrival in the UK but it takes up to 8 weeks before their benefit claims are processed, so they need our help during this time.
Donations can be left at the our church which is also used as a distribution point and support centre on Thursdays.
Worship
Join us in church or catch up on www.facebook.com/thatchambaptist/live
Dates for Your Diary
Sunday August 7th: Celebrating Communion at the 10:30 am Morning Service
Sunday August 14th: Evening Communion 6:30pm
Saturday September 3rd: Men’s Breakfast at 8am
Sunday 4th September: we start our teaching on the First Letter of Peter and David will be celebrating 25 years of pastoral ministry – definitely a reason for cake after the communion service.
Thursday 8th September: Freedom in Christ course starts at The Well, Green Lane, Thatcham
Friday 16th September: Youth Night provides a safe space for young people of secondary school age to
make friends, play games (pool, table tennis etc) do crafts and enjoy some refreshments from 7.30-9.00pm.
September 25th: Harvest Celebration at Morning Service, 10:30am
Thursday 29th September: Church Members’ Meeting. Face-to-Face at TBC and Online on Zoom at 7.30pm.
Follow Our Socials
Good morning. This week we’ve noticed how life is constantly changing. Finally let’s remember that we have a God who does not change. God once said to His people “I don’t change, and that’s why you’re still alive.” God is faithful to all His promises, He never gives up on us, and His goodness never fails. The same is true of Jesus. An old song says about Him, “Unlike our friends by nature who change with changing years, this Friend is always worthy of that dear Name He bears”. Not the best poetry maybe, but deep truth to stand on when everything seems in flux. Jesus is our ever-faithful Friend. And this means we can trust Him not only with our eternal destiny but also with tomorrow, next week, and next year.
Good morning. Our church is going through a lot of change at the moment. Some people have moved away, others have died, and many more have arrived, including a dozen new friends from different parts of the world. And all at a time where we are adjusting to life after a pandemic. It’s a faster rate of change than I’ve ever known before at our church. It brings to mind this phrase of Paul’s, “the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people”. When God’s people are drawn together, especially from different languages and cultures, the glory of what God has done for us in Christ shines that much brighter. But this coming together also brings the challenge of accepting one another, not just with a polite smile, but with real conversation and warm hospitality.
Contact Us
Thatcham Baptist Church
Wheelers Green Way
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG19 4YF
01635 867054
Church is the people, not the building
Covid-19 may have changed our style of worship but we are delighted that once again we are able to worship without restrictions.
Join us, in person, on Sunday mornings from 10:30am
Alternatively you can join our livestreamed services at
www.facebook.com/thatchambaptist/live
COVID Update 2022
Following Government guidance on COVID and having reviewed the advice from the Baptist Union, our procedures are that:
(1) Hand Sanitiser will remain available across the building.
(2) Face coverings are now optional, and it is your choice as to whether you want to wear one.
(3) We will now revert to standard cleaning schedules.
(4) We will continue to keep the additional ventilation by opening windows for our Sunday services.
(5) We will continue to offer the ability for people to create space by placing an “X” on chairs.
(6) We will remove the restrictions on numbers within rooms e.g. kitchen
Please continue to be considerate to others and, if you are unwell or showing any COVID symptoms, please stay home.
LIVESTREAMING: we are continuing to livestream the services and will endeavour to not film children unless pre-agreed.
Please be aware that:
If you sit on the front 2 rows, you may be caught on camera.
If your child appears unexpectedly on the stage or within the front 2 rows, they may be caught on camera. We would ask that if you do not want your child to appear on camera, you prevent this from happening.