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Leaders Morning Prayers Venues Updated for September-December 2019

9 August 2019 By davidacgrant

The venues for OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayers for September to December have been updated.

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Venues Updated

Venues have been updated for June-August as follows:

Wednesday 4 September – London Street URC
Wednesday 18 September – Hope Community Church
Wednesday 2 October – Basingstoke Baptist Church
Wednesday 16 October – The Chapel, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
Wednesday 30 October – Oakley Methodist Church
Wednesday 6 November – Basingstoke Salvation Army
Wednesday 20 November – Wessex Church Basingstoke
Wednesday 4 December – Basingstoke Baptist Church
Wednesday 18 December – Oakley Methodist Church

Building Relationships through OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayer and Fellowship

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayers take place on the first, third and fifth Wednesday morning of each month, we hold OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayer and Fellowship.

We meet at 7:30am for about an hour in different churches around the town. This provides opportunity to share news over an early morning coffee and there is time for some spiritual devotion or reflection and prayer together. Each session is led by the minister who is hosting the meeting.

Please note the following

It is always worth checking the night before just in case any last minute changes to venue have been made! It is possible to link the calendar on your computer, smartphone or tablet directly to the diary so that you will be kept up to date automatically

Trevor would also welcome offers from other leaders to host an early morning. Please contact him by email with possible dates so that he can include you from March onwards.

Looking forward to renewed fellowship with you all in the coming year.

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OneChurch Basingstoke Gathers for Pentecost Prayer

26 June 2019 By davidacgrant

OneChurch Basingstoke brought Basingstoke Christians together during the trypraying campaign for Pentecost Prayer.

A Prayer for the Power of the Spirit

OneChurch Basingstoke met in prayer on Sunday 9 June at London Street URC, led by Will Ross. They began the evening by praying for the power and presence of the Holy Spirit amongst them before singing Keith Getty and Stuart Townend’s song, In Christ Alone affirming that he alone is control of our life’s destiny and purpose.

A Pentecost Portrayal

Members of the Basingstoke Open Book group brought a dramatic portrayal of the events of the first Pentecost before we reminded ourselves of the biblical narrative by reading Acts 2:14-24; 37-42 together.

Commission us to Preach the Gospel

Reverend Kay Blackwell, Minister of London Street URC preached on the events of Pentecost. She reminded us that our community was full of people who were lost and lonely and far away from God. The church’s task is to preach God’s Good News to our community.

But she admitted the church has lost the right to speak because of our sin: abuse, hypocrisy and intransigence, amongst others.

The Holy Spirit can empower us to be a people and a church that can earn the right to preach the gospel again. He came in power on the first apostles and helped them fulfil the Great Commission in their time. But the Holy Spirit keeps on coming. He comes upon us day by day, if we ask him, and he will come now and commission us for the next steps he wants us to take in our community.

It starts with faithfulness. It continues with listening to Jesus, gathering in prayer, as we had done today.

Praying for trypraying

Using words from Romans 10, Peter Hay led us to pray for the trypraying campaign as Christians across Basingstoke prepared to hand their booklet on to someone they know, with the invitation to try praying, before the congregation sang, Holy Spirit we welcome you here.

At the end of the gathering, four local ministers – Rev Alison Bennett (Christ the King Basingstoke), Rev Dave Bishop (Basingstoke Baptist Church), Ebow Essel (Wessex Church Basingstoke) and Reverend Ruth Midcalf (Basingstoke & Reading Methodists) – prayed for the Holy Spirit to rest on the congregation and the churches throughout Basingstoke, before the congregation concluded OneChurch Basingstoke Pentecost Prayer with Rend Collective’s lively song, Build Your Kingdom Here.

Photo by Andrew Neil on Facebook

Leaders Lunchtime Prayers on 26 June Cancelled

25 June 2019 By davidacgrant

The OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Lunchtime Prayers for 26 June 2019 has been cancelled.

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Retreat

The Lunch clashes with OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Retreat, at which most local church leaders will be present.

The next OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayers takes place on Wednesday 3 July 2019 at London Street URC.

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Lunchtimes Prayers recommence on Wednesday 10 July 2019, as usual at Buckskin Evangelical Church.

Building Relationships through OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayer and Fellowship

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayers take place on the first, third and fifth Wednesday morning of each month, we hold OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayer and Fellowship.

Please note the following

Trevor would also welcome offers from other leaders to host an early morning. Please contact him by email with possible dates so that he can include you from March onwards.

Looking forward to renewed fellowship with you all in the coming year.

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Calling Basingstoke Christians: Spread the Word about trypraying

31 May 2019 By davidacgrant

Trypraying Basingstoke 2019 commences on Sunday 2 June. As a Christian in Basingstoke, what can you do to spread the word?

What You Can Do

We want to give people a decent chance to hear about Jesus during this campaign. Here are a few ideas to help Basingstoke Christians to spread the word about trypraying over the next few weeks:

Read and pray through the trypraying booklet yourself.
Pray for an opportunity to lose the booklet to someone who who isn’t religious and doesn’t do church.
Take courage when that opportunity arises, and then ask your church leader for another booklet to do it again!
On Saturday 1 June, a post explaining the trypraying campaign to the general public of Basingstoke will go live on our website, be sent to our mailing list and be published on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). Share the post. Forward the email to someone. Share the social media posts.
Join us at the trypraying Pentecost Prayer Gathering at London Street URC on Sunday 9 June from 6:30-8:30pm.
From Monday 10 June, we will be posting a trypraying thought each day on this website and across our social media platforms. Share those posts widely too.

Get Involved

We are convinced God is going to use trypraying Basingstoke 2019 mightily in the coming weeks. Get involved and ensure you extend its reach as far as possible in the coming weeks.

Thank you!

Leaders Morning Prayers Venues Updated for June-August 2019

24 May 2019 By davidacgrant

The venues for OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayers for June to August have been updated.

Venues Updated

Venues have been updated for June-August as follows:

Wednesday 5 June – Hope Community Church
Wednesday 19 June – Oakley Methodist Church
Wednesday 3 July – London Street URC
Wednesday 17 July – Basingstoke Baptist Church
Wednesday 31 July – The Salvation Army
No Prayer Meetings during August. Recommencing Wednesday 4 September 2019.

Building Relationships through OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayer and Fellowship

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayers take place on the first, third and fifth Wednesday morning of each month, we hold OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayer and Fellowship.

Please note the following

Trevor would also welcome offers from other leaders to host an early morning. Please contact him by email with possible dates so that he can include you from March onwards.

Looking forward to renewed fellowship with you all in the coming year.

Find a Church

Buckskin Evangelical Church

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