Welcome to the Blyth Community Church Website. Blyth Community Church is a small independent church in the town of Blyth on the Northumberland coast (see our locator map) with people from a number of church backgrounds and un-churched backgrounds. We meet together to worship God, to grow together as Christians, and to tell others about the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our meeting times are
These meetings are held at Croft Hall, Oxford Street (behind the Old Fire Station; see link to map above). If you are a visitor to the site we'd love to hear from you. Please click the Contact us! link, which is also available on any of our pages, in the navigation block on the left. You can also comment on any story article on the site, and you find these either by scrolling down this page then clicking the numbered links to previous pages, or by clicking the Recent Posts link on the left of any page.
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Anyone who thinks the life of faith is easy - "God has a great plan for your life" - had better check out the reality by reading 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 (NLT). It's 1992. It's Barcelona. Derek Redmond is expected to win the 400m race. But things don't always go according to plan. If you're finding the Christian race a difficult run, take heart from this story. Your Father has guaranteed to help you over the finishing line, though you be in despair, in pain and in tears. |
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We are currently holding drop-in sessions on Wednesday evenings. Our church building will be open from 7pm onwards for anyone to call in to see what we are about. A few church members (enough to be welcoming, not enough to be intimidating!) will be on hand to answer any questions you may have, including the BIG questions of Life, the Universe and Everything.
There are light refreshments and a virtually unlimited supply of tea and coffee. Go on - give us a try! You've nothing to lose and everything to gain. |
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Paul said "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT). Here's a different perspective on giving thanks, contributed by Abby to 5 Loaves & 2 Fishes Christian forum. There really are reasons for giving thanks, even though they're not so obvious at first: Thank YouFor the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, For the mess to clean after a party, |
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Arthur Stace was born in poverty on 9th February 1884 in Sydney, Australia, the son of alcoholics who himself became an alcoholic by his mid-teens. He joined the army and fought in World War 1, returning home half blind in one eye and having been gassed. He continued his alcoholic habits and eventually all he could afford was methylated spirits. In 1930 he was in Central Court and not for the first time when the magistrate said: "Don't you know that I have the power to put you in Long Bay jail or the power to set you free?" "Yes Sir" , he replied, but it was the word power that he remembered. What he needed was the power to give up drink. |
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David Dolan will be speaking in Gateshead at the Beit Yeshua Day Conference on Saturday 31st October. He is a well-respected author, journalist and commentator on the Middle East, and was at one time the CBS Radio News reporter in Jerusalem. A popular internationally-known speaker, David Dolan comments with knowledge and insight on events in the Middle East from a Christian perspective. He is well worth hearing. The Conference will be held at the Emmanuel College, Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, NE11 0AN (map), beginning with registration at 9:15am. Please take a packed lunch, and drinks will be provided. |
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