Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, HitchinTilehouse Street Baptist Church, Hitchin
Sunday services are at:
10.30 a.m. and
6.30 p.m.
You can find out who is leading worship by consulting the diary for this month.
Most morning services start with everyone together for the first 20 minutes or so, with the children and young people moving to their departments of Junior Church after that time. There is a crêche for babies and toddlers so that their parents are able join in worship.
The style and content of our services varies from traditional to modern, and is often a mixture of the two. Music is provided by our music group, or the organ – or both.
Coffee, tea and squash are served in the hall after the morning service, and we occasionally have lunches after this, especially during the summer.
Many of our evening services have a quiet and thoughtful nature, but the occasional evening Youth Services are somewhat livelier! These take place approximately every six weeks.
On occasions we hold special services when we join with other churches in the town for joint worship. This can affect the times (and places) mentioned above.
Our communion services are open to all who love the Lord Jesus Christ.
There is usually a communion service in the morning on the first Sunday of the month and an evening communion on the third Sunday.
An additional offering is taken during each communion service, which is used at the minister's discretion to help members of the church who have particular needs.
We meet together for prayer and bible study each week, either at the church or in house-groups, where we are able to learn more about what the Lord is saying to us. At present, there are four groups:
(The Tuesday evening meetings will not normally take place if there is a Church Meeting during that week.)
There is also a monthly Prayer Meeting on the first Saturday morning of each month. See the diary page for this month's date.
If you're a new Christian, or if you don't think of yourself as a Christian but just want to learn something of what Christianity is all about, we also run "Emmaus" courses at various times, where you can find out a bit more about who God and Jesus are, in a friendly, non-threatening environment. Even if you're an "old-stager", you might l like to come along to one of these as a "refresher" in some of the basics of our faith. See the Emmaus Page for further information.
Meetings for church members are normally held on the third Tuesday evening of each month to discuss the business of the church. In such meetings, we seek to discern the Lord's will for His fellowship at Tilehouse Street.
In addition to our regular weekly programme, there are many special events throughout the year, although not held on a weekly or monthly basis. Details of these are given on the diary page, and are displayed on a noticeboard in the corridor next to the church hall. Activities and events for the coming week are generally featured on the back of our Order of Service each Sunday.
