Shinfield Baptist Church; Celebrating 100 years

Most people and communities enjoy celebrating special moments such as birthdays, marriages and dates of national importance, like the end of a war or the beginning of independence. Churches throughout the world have just celebrated the dramatic events of Easter 2000 years ago, when Christ was crucified for our wrong doing but was miraculously raised from the dead, thereby offering all of us eternal life. And of course there would be no Easter without Christmas, which most of us celebrate as well!

On the first Sunday after Pentecost 100 years ago, a group of Christians began Shinfield Free Church by holding their first service above the cycle shop (now demolished) in the village. Remarkably, within 18 months they secured a plot of land and built a meeting room for worship. Their considerable investment in time and resources, has been rewarded as a worshipping community has been sustained by God over the past 100 years and we still meet in the same place today.

It is great to celebrate the start of the church 100 years on, not least because we are still following in the founders footsteps and today still benefiting from their sacrifice, vision and determination to act for the good of the community. Celebrating helps us to preserve a sense of identity and acknowledges that the road to the future runs through the past. We are fortunate to have a rich heritage! We invite you to join with us in celebrating. Watch this space for further details!

Welcome to our website. Here you can get an overview of this small, friendly and lively fellowship just outside Reading and about a mile south of the M4. We'd love to hear feedback on the new site! Please email us.

Easter 2008; Celebrating 2000 years

Easter is a very important time in our church year as we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The fact that because Jesus was and is sinless he was raised from the dead is so important for us. The wonder is that this indestructible life is offered to us all not just for this life but for eternity.

The following events are planned this year and you are warmly invited to join us;

Good Friday 21.03.08; Walk of witness to Spencers Wood starting in Shinfield at 10.00 am

Easter Sunday 23.03.08; Easter Sunday family service at 10.00 am followed by refreshments

Sunday services are at 10.00am and usually last about an hour and a quarter. We sing a mixture of Contemporary Christian songs along with some more traditional hymns and songs. More...

We like children and young people! There are special activities for them most weeks, and there's a youth cell for teenagers. More...

During the week, we meet in cells. These are small groups, which meet in Church building  allowing us to experience God in a smaller environment. More...

Our church is very involved with community mission, and we hold regular events at Christmas and Easter in the church car park especially for 'non-churchy' people! We also support overseas mission especially in India and Romania. More..

If you'd like to know anything else about us, who we are and what we do, please contact us