Church services in current times are distant affairs, zoomed into our homes by social media links rather than experienced in person, but nevertheless, church in Stonehaven remains an integral part of our community. Times like these are a test for every community, whether that be a nuclear family, workplace, social club or church, and it’s […]
There’s no denying last year was a very difficult one and as we enter a new year with Covid still in our midst, it’s hard to make plans. We like to set objectives for the year ahead but it feels futile this time around, that’s if we’re looking to do so with any degree of […]
Greetings one and all from Stonehaven Baptist Church where we continue to pray for you and the town as a whole as we end one year and commence another. It’s not a year that any of us will forget, we hope that the next one is memorable for more positive reasons. We looked as a […]
It’s the last week before Christmas and yet again our community has received news to rock the foundations; lockdown looms again and with it a Christmas period without the routines to which we’re all accustomed. It’s been a trying year and one that’s tested our resolve, but Stonehaven’s succeeded in stoically uniting against a pandemic […]
To the millions of Christians across the globe, the Christmas message is that joy has dawned on the world in the shape of God’s own son, Jesus Christ, and as gifts go, there can be no better. Jesus personifies God, he is God in human form, and our belief in his coming all those years […]
From Ali Elder, Site Pastor, Stonehaven Catalyst Vineyard Church – Catalyst Vineyard’s Church which has eight locations across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire has seen a huge rise in demand on its Storehouse foodbank project since the pandemic started. Last year between April and September, Storehouse distributed 5.2 tonnes of emergency food. In the same period this […]
The lead up to Christmas is well underway and at Stonehaven Baptist Church this week we began by sharing a message on the topic of ‘challenge’. A challenge is something we can either turn from or face up to, so we looked at how best we can embrace challenges rather than running for the hills. […]
Stonehaven Baptist Church gathered once again this Sunday, although ‘gathered’ is used in its loosest sense these days. Many aren’t able to attend due to Covid issues so watch online via Youtube, you’d be welcome too, just type the church name into the Youtube search box and away you go. Or pitch up in the […]
From St James’ Church – The Tree of Life can be found in the garden/church yard of St. James’ Episcopal Church, Arbuthnott Street It has been decorated at Christmas for many years with baubles in memory of loved ones no longer with us. The tree is for anyone and everyone of Stonehaven, the surrounding community […]