Northwest Baptist Church

Last Friday evening at around 11.10 PM the house of Thomas Curry on Benvarden Avenue exploded in flames after a petrol bomb was thrown into his living room. After being dragged from the house by two of his neighbors Mr. Curry is still in critical condition at the Royal Hospital in Belfast. His family, as [...]

Last month we saw a terrible act of violence in Boston, Massachusetts. About five hours after the beginning of the Boston Marathon two bombs were set off near the finish line. This was about the time that the average marathon runners would all be coming in and there would be the most spectators. This time [...]

Dear praying Pastors and friends.  Thank you once more for being so faithful with both your prayers and support.  Here are our highlights from the month of April.   Salvation Decision:  Yet another child surrendered his life to Christ for salvation after one of our Saturday morning Good News Bible Clubs.  What a joy to [...]

This coming Saturday night, 20 April, we are having a Family Fun Night at the church (15a The Diamond.) from 6-8 PM.  We will start with a takeaway meal and then we will have a random team quiz. If you able to, please bring a dish of food to eat and to share.  Everyone is welcome.  [...]

Our good friend Alan Campbell is heading up another week of evangelism in Sunderland, Northern England.  We would like to encourage young people to join us this summer for this exciting week.  Below is more information about Reach! What is Reach? Reach is a ministry of Bethesda Free Church, Sunderland. It was created to train [...]

Dear Pastors and prayer warriors.  In our service to our risen Lord each month we discover daily His divine control of everything we do for His glory.  As we share of how He has been moving in our midst we trust that you, our ministry partners, will rejoice with us at what He has been [...]

  Prayer letter March 2013 Dear Pastor and praying friends, We would like to thank you for your continued support over the past years. I was looking back over some of my old sermon notes and just realised that we have been in full time ministry now for over 8 years. Thank you for partnering [...]

Don’t forget that clocks change this weekend on Saturday night.  We set our clocks forward one hour.  I hope that you will make plans to be with us on this coming Sunday at 11am for our services as we celebrate Easter, we also have a Good Friday service at 7.30pm. Please invite your friends & [...]

On Sunday, 17 March from 1-5 PM, our church is having an open day for the St. Patrick’s Day activities in our city.  We will be hosting an open day at our church, relax and enjoy a cup of tea. We are excited about seeing you stop by the church.  Everything will be absolutely free, [...]

Before I get started I’d like to give a short history of St. Patrick’s Day as we know it. According to sources St. Patrick’s Day, or St. Patrick’s Feast, was officially recognized as a church feast by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches in the 17th century, though there were independent celebrations in the centuries [...]