Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Hitchin
Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Hitchin
March 2008: The second weekend in March was a busy one at Tilehouse Street. We had the Café in the Sanctuary on Friday and celebrated the Church's 339th Anniversary on the Sunday.
Following the success of last year's event our youth groups, FnF and Edge again created a Café in the Sanctuary on Friday evening as part of World Vision's 24-hour famine campaign.
On the Sunday we were delighted to be able to welcome Rev Jonathan Edwards, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain as our guest speaker to help the Church celebrate its 339th Anniversary.
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The young people acting as staff waited for the visitors to arrive.... |
... behind the table laid out with all the tempting cakes and biscuits. |
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Soon they were busy serving all the guests, |
although it was tempting not to try some for themselves! |
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There was entartainment from a group of singers ... |
... a piano duet and more. |
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Sunday was the Church's Anniversary and we held a lunch in the Halls. |
We were pleased to hear an address by Jonathan Edwards, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of GB, [picture: Baptist Union] |
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who was able to join us for lunch. |
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On the stage was a display outlining the proposals for changes in the church building, |
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with a beautiful model showing the changes. |
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As for all good birthdays there was a cake, |
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which our guest cut for us. |
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And the fun wasn't over. The following Friday the youth groups held an all-night table-tennis marathon to raise funds for Sport Relief. Here they are, tired and tirumphant after a hard night play. |
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