January Update

Dear friends,

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you have been able to enjoy the Christmas season with friends and family, even if Omicron led to some restrictions.
I am back in France after a lovely ten-day trip to the UK. It was good to spend Christmas with my parents and to see a few friends, and I enjoyed some classic English Christmas events - carols at Norwich Cathedral and an evening out at the Pantomime.
Earlier in December I took a trip to Lyon to visit a friend and experience the famous Fête des Lumières - festival of lights. Traditionally a Catholic festival giving thanks for the city's deliverance from the plague, it is now a four-day event in which artists and engineers show off their skills with lights and projections right across the city - photos of a few highlights below!

The weekend before Christmas my team invited some friends to a small gathering. Several people came, including my friend Irene who you have been praying for, and her children. I did an activity with all the children making Christingle oranges, and used these to talk about Jesus who is the light of the world. Irene had a number of questions about Jesus and the meaning of Christmas.

I helped her to download a Bible in her language onto her phone and we spent time looking at the Christmas story together. She suggested that we could read some more of the Bible together in the New Year - so we start next week! Please keep praying for Irene as we read through the stories of Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection, that God's living Word will touch her heart and reveal the truth to her.

Looking for a host family!
One of the girls in my English homework club would like to spend a week in the UK in early May this year. She has funding to travel from a local charity, and has asked me to help her find a family to stay with. She is 16, an exceptional student and a lovely girl. If you think you might be able to host her, or you know someone who might be interested but doesn't get this newsletter, please do get in touch with me for more details.

Financial Support - Can you help?
Thanks to Brexit, I need to start paying into a French social security fund, which means that I need to increase my support by approximately £500 each month. If you can help with this, either as a new member of my financial support team, or by increasing what you already give, please use the link below to give through GEM UK.
Please also join me in praying that this extra support would be raised quickly, and that I will remember the way in which the Lord has always provided for my needs and not be discouraged or anxious.
Thank you, as always, to those who support me through prayer and finances - none of this work would be possible without you!

GEM UK Support Page

World Team France (office address)

3 Avenue du Manet, 78180, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
France
Please contact me by email or phone for my home address.

0033 6 52 94 99 71

rachel.spencer@worldteam.org

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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

New here?

Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, been attending church for years or have never stepped foot in one, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you would like to know about WBC.

Key information about the church...

When & where does the church meet?
What should I expect when I visit the church?
What happens to the children at church?
Is there a dress code?
Will I have to join in?
Are there any more useful links?
I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them?

Where & when does the church meet?

Our Church meets every Sunday at 10:30am for our Sunday Service. There is limited parking but there is plenty of local free parking on Sundays
We meet at:
Wymondham Baptist Church
Queen Street
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0AY

You can see a map on our contact us page.

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm greeting from us. Our dedicated welcome team will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go. A member of the Leadership Team is also on hand to help with any queries. There will be praise and worship, singing, prayer, Bible reading. There will be teaching from one of the leaders at the Church with a chance to respond at the end of the service.

Tea, coffee and biscuits (and sometimes cake) are served after the service when there is plenty of time to meet new people, chat and ask any questions.

How are the children and youth involved at church?

We have fantastic programmes for the youth at WBC, for:

Creche (3 months - pre-school). Children under 3 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/carer at all times.
L2:52 (reception - year 6)
T4:12 ( Year 7 - year 11)

Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship and sing songs together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their programme.F
or more information about what happens in the children's work please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

Will I have to join in?

Not at all! You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.

Useful Links...

We have more information for you specifically if you…

I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them.

Please feel free to contact us or follow us on social media:-

Instagram - @baptistchurchwymondham

youtube - @WymondhamBaptist

tiktok - @wymondhambaptist

Cathy Finch (Church Administrator) works in the Church Office, usually on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning. if you need any information or further details about our fellowship please email: office@wymondhambaptist.org or ring 01953 606520. If the office is not manned, and your call is urgent please ring 07792 711407