Afternoon Tea Safari
Editor
This month we held an afternoon tea in the gardens of three of our church members in Peebles and Eddleston. The idea was that against a backdrop of daisies, well-tended roses and newly cut lawns, tea, cake and sandwiches would be served and people could enjoy the company of others, bring their friends and neighbours [ more… ]
Building Project: What’s in a name?
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We’ve been discussing for some time what to name our new church and community building. Having whittled it down to a shortlist, the church meeting decided this week that the name of the new building will be “The King’s Barn – home of Peebles Baptist Church”. So why the King’s Barn? It’s on our land, [ more… ]
Tidying up the neighbourhood gardens
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We were aware that our building site is not the prettiest and could be quite an eyesore to those living next to it. This thought occurred to one of our members who gifted some money towards buying bulbs and plants to put into the flower beds in Cleland Avenue. We also had loads of plants [ more… ]
Generous Grants gratefully received
Editor
We knew when we embarked on the King’s Barn project that we would have to get serious about fundraising. Over the years Peebles Baptist church has witnessed and can testify to the generous grace of God in sustaining the fellowship and meeting our needs. We are a small group of people, who love Jesus and [ more… ]
Ho-ho- ho and hot pots at the Community Christmas Meal
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A building is only useful if it is a place used by people living in the community. One of our hopes for the King’s Barn is that it will be good news for the South Side of Peebles – where we are short on places to meet together. Peebles Baptist Church has a heart for [ more… ]
Bib-L
Ian Gray
The bestselling, most widely translated book of all time. Written over a period of hundreds of years between 2 and 3 thousand years ago. For some people it’s the most important book there is – for others, it’s mysterious, magical, confused nonsense.Whatever you think about the Bible, the extreme reactions it gets do beg the [ more… ]
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