The Bethany Candlelight Carol service is tonight. Wednesday 20th December at 7.30pm. It should be a great night with coffee and mince pies to follow.

Over the weekend of the 25th-26th of November we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the church building in Bethany Lane. On the Saturday from 3-5pm we are having an Open Church, where anyone can come in and look at the refurbishment of the church. While this is going on we will be having A Victorian Tea Party with cakes and tea and coffee in the hall. At 5pm the Swansea Male Voice Gospel Choir will continue the celebrations with a concert in the church. Then on Sunday we have a special guest preacher Andrew Bowden [a former pastor of the church] who will be taking the services in the church 11.00 and 6.30pm. If you are able to come to any of these meetings we will be glad to see you.

Next Wednesday 6th September we have a visit from the London City Mission. This will be at 7pm, everyone will be most welcome. Then on Tuesday 12th September Christians Against Poverty money course is starting at Gendros Baptist Church, Penrhos Place at 7.30. This will be the first of 3 sessions. The other 2 being on 19th and 26th at the same venue and at the same time.

Sunday August 6th Mike Leaves is preaching in the morning at 11.00am. Anthony Gwyther Jones in the evening at 6.30pm. Because of work being done on the main part of the church we are having to meet in the back hall. Unfortunately this will continue for some weeks.

It is Bethany's turn for the Mumbles Hymn singing this Tuesday. The service starts at 7pm and should finish about 8.20. Hope you can make it.

Bethany website updated after some months of inactivity. Go to www.bethanybaptistchurch.wales to see what is happening in the next 2 months.

Next Wednesday we have a special meeting at Bethany. Alistair Youren of MAF is coming to speak of his work in Australia with MAF. Alistair was in our young people's group many years ago and it will be great to catch up with him and the family. So if you are able please make every effort to come Wednesday 12th July at 7.30pm.

Teen challenge at our mid-week meeting on Wednesday at the church.

It is a sad day for us at Bethany. Yesterday a dear man of God, David Streater went to be with His Lord Jesus. We feel a deep hole in our fellowship, but are comforted in the joy that there is now no more suffering or pain for him, only joy everlasting in Heaven. Please pray for Valerie and the family.

This Wednesday at our Bible study at the church we are going to look at the life of Abraham. We are going to discover that God used the failures of Abraham's lack of trust to take him on a spiritual journey, so that the ultimate test of faith for Abraham could be passed. The ultimate test of course being Abraham's faith to believe that the sacrifice of his son Isaac was God's will and he could trust God in it. And so it proved - see Hebrews chapter 11:8-12. What a gracious and loving God we have.

This Wednesday 21st December we have our Bethany Candlelight Carol Service at 7.30pm. Followed by mince pies and coffee. On Christmas Day only one service at 11.00am. Hope you can come.