Community Involvement

Pastoral Care Groups

The word 'pastoral' is linked to the idea of 'pasture' and the Good Shepherd leading his sheep to good food and safety.  All of us are like sheep who can so easily go astray, get into danger, have an accident, become ill or wander from a spiritual food source. We all need good friends who can help in such situations. That's what our Pastoral Care Groups are all about. These groups have been set up so that everyone connected with the Church is cared for, supported and encouraged. Otherwise it can be too easy to wander off and get into problems before anyone notices.

Community Contact Magazine

We produce three issues of the Community Contact Magazine annually - at Easter, September and Christmas. People find it racy, relevant and readable. Church members contribute articles, puzzles, recipes, quizzes, quotable quotes and forthcoming events.

Two thousand copies of this colourful and imaginative magazine are produced and delivered door-to-door across the town by members of the Church. Download the latest edition here as a PDF. You need Abobe Reader to read this document. You probably already have this on your computer. If not, download Adobe Reader here.

Churches Together in Epsom

Epsom Baptist Church is a member of Churches Together in Epsom.

CTiE organises joint events and encourages closer working relationships between the Church communities of Epsom. Two examples are:

• Co-ordination of the annual Christian Aid Week collection in May
• The Good Friday March of Christian Witness through the town centre

Visit Churches Together in Epsom for more information.

How can the church in Epsom be prophetic?

On Saturday 13 March 2010 Fr Peter McVerry will be facilitating a meeting to address this question at St Barnabas Church, Temple Road, Epsom, KT19 8HA. More Information

Students

• School Assemblies are led from time to time by our Minister or other Church members
• Each year the Church lays on a ‘Welcome’ stall at the Epsom campus of the University of the Creative Arts Freshers’ Fair and invites students to a Freshers’ Lunch
• The Church is ideally located as a meeting place for students living and studying near the centre of Epsom