Pastor Pete on Faith Place, Radio Oxford
Listen out on Radio Oxford on Sunday 10th September at 7:40am for an interview with Hedley Feast about Hook Norton Baptist Church!
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Phase One costs updated
Our architect, Peter Preston (Manifest Design Workshop), has finalised the drawing of Phase 1 which addresses all the external works to remedy the causes of damp, and improve access to the building for those who have difficulty with their mobility. A French drain will be built around the walls of the church, the capacity of the downpipes increased by adding additional downpipes which will be connected to the main drainage via the hall. Additionally, the walls will be repointed with lime mortar [Read more...]
Victoria Prentis MP visits the chapel to hear about the renovation project.
https://banburyfm.com/news/mp-learns-of-hook-norton-baptist-church-renovation-project/
“The Simplicity of the Words of the Son of Man”. A sermon from Lee Woodward
https://youtu.be/6UbCQQWxiv8
Chapel Renovation update – January 2021
The M&E consultants working on the electrical and heating design have finalised their specification and submitted them to our architect for inclusion in the final specification documents for tendering. There were a few queries around siting of the oil-fired boiler and flue, the routing of cables and pipes to / from the chapel, and the requirements for air extraction, but these have now been resolved. Our architect is now busy producing all the documentation ready for review by the [Read more...]
Amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill
ID 93826362 © Cornelius20 | Dreamstime.com I have sent a letter to my MP, Victoria Prentis, urging her to oppose the amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill. This amendment before the House this week, will allow abortions up to 28 weeks for ANY reason, further weakening the protection of the unborn child. The bible tells us that God "knew us in our mother's womb" (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:16, Isaiah 49:5), indicating that our soul , our very essence, was alive and kicking before we were born! [Read more...]
There, but for the grace of God …
During the Covid-19 lock-down I have been watching the daily government briefing from 10 Downing St. I have to say, I find the reporting of statistics and developments and actions very interesting and imformative, but one thing that really gets up my nose is the journalists questions! The questions from the public are far more relevant and interesting because they actually reflect what people want to know! After those questions have been answered, I tend to turn the TV off! I have managed [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter
I was disgusted and angry over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota on 25th May 2020. He was killed at the knee of a police office using unreasonable force to detain George, and despite George crying out "I can't breathe!" the officer continued to kneel on him for over eight minutes. Another two officers were restraining George with yet another preventing the crowd from intervening. I can understand the anger of the crowd seeing police officers using unreasonable force to restrain a [Read more...]
Renovation project update
Our architect is waiting on the final report from the Mechanical and Electrical Engineer on the heating and lighting design recommendations. As soon as they are received, Peter Preston, our architect will update the drawings and prepare the final specifications to us. Meanwhile, we are grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation for their pledge of £15,000 towards our renovation costs.
Calling all Hooky Christians!
It is an interesting static that out of the 2,500 or so folk living in Hook Norton, only around 2% regularly worshipped in the two Christian churches in the village; St Peter's church and the Baptist church, pre-Covid-19 lockdown! According to the 2011 census, 60% of the population identified as Christian, and yet less than 6% regularly attended church at least once a week, if you believe Wikipedia. So using that statistic, I have been wondering, where do the other 4% of Hooky Christians [Read more...]
