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                    BYF SmartieTube Appeal

 

          

 

Some of our young people are taking part in outreach work this summer in Romania and Spain.

 

To help support them, the BYF are giving out tubes of Smarties. All we ask is that you save the tube & fill it with 20p pieces or £1 coins.

 

Please give the tubes back for Sunday 9th June.

 

Your help with this worth while cause will be greatly appreciated.

 

Click Here to listen to Pastor Bell  interviewing Lauren Bell on her forthcoming outreach to Spain through Baptist Missions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://just-jesus.net

Cookstown Baptist Just Jesus Events

 

The Big Questions   Click Here for more info

Cookstown Baptist are holding a special gospel outreach service on the last Sunday of every month of 2013. These services will be dealing with ‘The Big Questions’ of life including ‘What is the meaning of life?’, ‘Is there life after death?’, ‘Why didn’t the world end on the 21/12/12?’, ‘Is suicide the answer to my problems?’, ‘Why does God allow suffering?’ etc. This will allow us to touch a nerve with the questions that people are asking in the world today.

These services will be followed by a Fellowship Hour in the Church Hall,

when you will be able to chat with us further around a cup of tea and biscuits.

You will be able to listen to all The Big Questions meeting on the Resources/Sermon downloads Index page.

 

Fit 4 Life    

The Women arranged a month of meeting from Wednesday 10th April to Wednesday 1st May 2013.

The nights kicked off with a keep fit hour for all different levels of fitness including walking - 20, 40, 60 minutes routes, Aerobics, Armchair Aerobics and refreshments.

This was folowed by a time of chours singing, ending with a special Speaker and a healthly supper.

Fit 4 Life Gospel Service

The Speaker was Pastor Gareth Bell who spoke on “Are you FIT 4 ETERNITY?”,Ali Colvin one of the Fit 4 Life Fitness Instructors gave his testimony and Alice Marks brought a message in song.

You can listen to the speakers of all the Fit 4 Life meeting on the 

Resources/Sermon downloads Index page.

We are also planning other Just Jesus events occurring later in the year. We will update this once they are confirmed.

 

 

       Left - right Mrs Jill Patterson, Mr Edwin Poots (Health Minister)                Mrs Elaine Hill, Pastor Gareth Bell and Mrs Heather Hamilton.             

 

 

 

  A few of the Ladies and young girls that took part on the                                  first night of the Fit 4 Life Event.

                      

           

Church Prayer Request 2013

 

 

Church Departments
Good News Club  
                       
  • Pray that through the Bible stories being told that Salvation would be brought to the Boys and Girls.
  • Pray that as the Boys and Girls take home what they have learnt that Salvation would be brought to their Parents. 
  • Pray that more Children will attend each night.  
  • Pray as the Children grow into Adults that they will not forget what they were taught in Good News Club.
  • Pray that God will use the Children to His Glory when they grow up.
  • Pray for the Leaders as they prepare the stories, that they will be simple for the Children to understand.      
Sunday School

 

  • Pray for Teachers as they prepare for Sunday School.
  • Pray for patience for the Teachers as they teach the Children. 
  • Pray that the Word of God will dwell richly in the hearts of the Children.

 
Junior Youth Fellowship

 

  • Pray for the young Christians that they will keep their Testimony through High School and God will help them to witness to their unsaved friends.
  • Pray for each and everyone that attends JYF, that they will remember what they are taught.
  • Pray that God will provide a Female Leader.
  • Pray for the young people that no longer comes to JYF, that they will come across the Gospel again in their own walk of life.

 
Youth Club

 

  • Pray for the Leaders as they plan the various events and that the young people will enjoy themselves.
  • Pray that the Leaders will be able to cope with the increasing numbers.
  • Pray that more Leaders will come forward to help out.
  • Pray for the over 14's that God will help the Leaders to interact and witness to them.
  • Pray that the Leaders will get more support and help..
Baptist Youth Fellowship

 

  • Pray for wisdom concernment and guidance for the Leaders.
  • Pray for Spiritual and numerical growth  for the young people attending BYF.
Manna

 

  • Pray that a young Soul or Souls will be saved through the meetings.
  • Pray for our own young people in their busy life’s that they are able to commit to Manna.
  • Pray for those young people who used to go but don't attend anymore.
  • Pray that there will be good consistency in good numbers each month.
  • Pray for next months meeting when the speaker will be Graham Orr, that there will be a good number as there is another meeting on the same night.
  • Pray for more help each month, to take the pressure of Robert and Elaine.

 

Baptist Women's Fellowship

 

 

  • Pray for Spirtual Growth.
  • Pray that our Missionaries will see fruit for their Labours and see National Workers trained to take Leadership.
  • Pray for Good Health for the Missionaries.

 
50+ Fellowship

 

  • Pray that they will see a increase in numbers.
  • Pray for safe travel, especially for those that come in the bus.
  • Pray that the Singers may be guided in their choice of peices.
  • Pray that the Speakers may have Power from above.
  • Pray especially for the Dear Souls in the eventide of life. That they will make sure they are going to Heaven.

 
Married Couples Fellowship

 

  • Pray for the on-going work of the Married Couples Fellowship.

  • Pray that more Married Couples will come along to the Meetings.

 
Pastoral Ministries

 

  • Pray for the Pastor and his Fiancee Nicole as they serve God in 2013.
  • Pray that they will have God' Strength and Grace.
  • Pray that they will Walk Worthy of the Lord.
  • Pray that the Pastor will have the Spirit's Empowerment in teaching God's Word.

Vacancies within the Church

 

  • Pray that God will lay it upon someones heart to take up the role of a much needed Bible Class Teacher.

  • Pay for more Helpers for the Youth Departments.

  • Pray for more Helpers for the Sound Desk and PowerPoint.
Missionaries

 

  • Pray for the continued work of the Baptist Missions as they work with existing Baptist Churches in Europe, Peru and Ireland, to reach out and plant new Churches, and to help those existing and new Churches to grow and develop spiritually and numerically.

  • Pray for all the Baptist Missionaries and their Families that God will guide and protect them.

  • Pray that they will continue to spread the Gospel Message and plant new Churches.
  • Pray for the Salvation of the souls that they are trying to reach.

  • Pray for the Summer camps in Peru that God will speak through the Camp Leaders in saving the Boys and Girls.

Church Outreach

 

  • Pray for the work of the Trailer Ministry at Cookstown Market that this will be an effective means to reach out to the local Community.

  • Pray that God will continue to use the Church Website as an effective tool to reach into the wider Community and across the World.

 

 


Past 

 

Fellowship Hour after the Evening Service Sunday 11th November 2012

 

 

 

 

 

                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Induction Service Friday 9th November 2012

Another chapter in the life of Cookstown Baptist Church commenced on Friday 9th November 2012 with the induction of our new Pastor Mr Gareth Bell. The church was filled to capacity as church members, adherents, family and friends came to witness this memorable night.

The church is looking forward to Gareth being joined by his future wife Miss Nicole Menary when they get married next June.

Pastor Chambers (former Pastor) was Chairman, with Pastor Ewart (Principal - IBC) leading the act of Induction.

Pastor Robert Hunsdale - Agape Fellowship (Gareth's home church); Pastor William Colville - (Director - ABCI); Pastor Colin Cooper (Knockconny Baptist Church) and the Rev Tom Greer from our local Presbyterian Church extended greetings.

The charge to Pastor and Church was brought by Pastor Alan Baird (Tutor at IBC).

Referring to 1 Thessalonians 2, Alan likened the congregation in Cookstown to a Shepherd and his sheep. The Shepherd is to inspire and encourage his flock to live lives worthy of God and the sheep are to be submissive and obey their Shepherd. He also asked us to pray daily and continually and to be present and participate in order to encourage our Shepherd.

The evining ended with supper provided by the ladies.

Please continue to pray for Gareth and the Church as we serve the Lord together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Pastor

In 2012 the Church decided to issue a Call to Mr Gareth Bell to serve as our new Pastor.

Gareth is engaged to Nicole Menary and was a member of Agape Fellowship Belfast. Before commencing his studies in the Irish Baptist College Gareth had

a very successful career in banking. As part of his training at IBC Gareth completed his practical placement in Great Victoria Baptist Church with Pastor Brock. Gareth graduated in June 2012 from the Irish Baptist College with a Diploma in Ministry Studies and Bachelor of Theology Degree from the University of Chester.

Gareth has felt lead of the Lord to accept the Call as Pastor and was Inducted into the Pastorate on Friday 9th November 2012.

 

The History of Cookstown Baptist Church, published in 2002 has been made available on the web site.

The booklet is reproduced in PDF format and can be read here

 

 

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