Join us as we celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a number of events at Oxford Road Baptist Church.

On Thursday June 2 at 1pm there will be a Jubilee BBQ in the church and car park for the church and community. Everyone is welcome.

On Saturday June 4 at 6pm there will be a Jubilee Quiz Night - a themed quiz which will take in all 70 years of the Queen's reign.

On Sunday June 5 at 4pm there will be a Songs of Praise service with a bring and share tea.

All are welcome to join us for any of the events.

This Sunday we will have a guest speaker for both services.

Rev Paul Revill from the Northern Baptist Association will speak at the morning service which starts at 10.45am and the evening service at 6.15pm.

In his role as Mission Enabler Regional Minister, his focus is to serve the churches and local leaders across the NBA in advancing their work of kingdom mission by inspiring, motivating, equipping and resources in mission and evangelism.  He works with churches in engaging how to be missional in their local contexts.

According to the NBA website Paul's heart is also that all mission and pioneering is established out of a place of prayer and seeking God.

He trained at Regents College, Oxford and has served with youth for Christ and churches across the NBA.

Fruit and Foundations is the title of the morning service on Sunday May 22 as Pastor Phil Dixon continues our look through Luke. This week it will be on Luke 6: 43-49.

The morning service will be followed by a fellowship lunch which all are welcome. Food is provided but if possible can you please let us know if you are able to attend so we know how many to cater for.

The evening service will be taken by Jeff Mason and will start at 6.15pm.

It has been a long two years and it is great to see so many people now joining us on a regular basis. We would like to celebrate with a lunch for all our congregation - whether new to the church or a long-standing part of our church family.

We would love to see you on Sunday May 22 when we will get together for lunch after the morning service. Food will be provided - all you need to do it come along.

To help us have some idea of how many to cater for it would be helpful if you could let us know either by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by signing up on the sheet on the church noticeboard. If you change your mind and can't make it that's not a problem - and if you suddenly find you can come along and haven't added your name you are equally welcome.

We hope to see you there.

We will be joined by a guest speaker on Sunday, May 15 for the morning service.

Adam Lynch will continue our journey through Luke in a talk entitled Loving Your Enemies.

It will take a closer look at Luke 6:27-42.

The morning service starts at 10.45am and will be followed by refreshments.

In the evening Phil Dixon will be speaking as we continue to look at the Holy Spirit. The service starts at 6.15pm.

It would be lovely to see you at either or both services. All are welcome.

Pastor Phil Dixon will lead both services on Sunday.

The morning gathering will start at 10.45am and will include a baptism. We will continue our look at Luke 6: 17-26.

The evening service starts at 6.15pm.

All are welcome.

There will be an evening of fun and games at Oxford Road Baptist Church on Saturday May 7 starting at 6pm.

Join us for an evening of board games - or if you don't fancy playing you can just come for a cuppa and a chat.

Bring a snack for during the evening or one to share with others.

All welcome - it would be lovely to see you there.

Join us on Sunday morning when Pastor Phil Dixon will continue our journey through the book of Luke.

This week he will talk on New Wine, Old Habits looking at Luke 5.33-6.11.

The service starts at the usual time of 10.45am.

On Sunday evening it is a united service where we will welcome Rev Hayley Young who is Vice-President of Baptists Together and the Transitional Strategic Regional Minister for the Northern Baptist Association (NBA). The service starts at 6.15pm.

All are welcome and it would be great to see you there.

Join us for our Sunday service this week when it will be an all age service led by Pastor Phil Dixon starting at 10.45am. It will look at Luke 5: 1-11; 27-32

The evening service will be a prayer service starting at 6.15pm.

Join us for our Easter service to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

Pastor Phil Dixon will lead the morning service at 10.45am. The evening service is at 6.15pm and will be led by Brian Johnson.

Easter services this week start Maundy Thursday, April 14, at West View Baptist Church at 7.30pm where Pastor Phil Dixon will lead.

Our Good Friday service is back at Oxford Road Baptist Church at 11am. Pastor Phil Dixon will lead.

On Easter Day - Sunday April 17 - join us at Oxford Road Baptist Church to celebrate the good news that Christ is risen. The morning service is at 10.45am led by Pastor Phil Dixon. The evening service is at 6.15pm led by Brian Johnson.

Everyone is welcome - we would love to see you there.

For many people Easter is little more than chocolate eggs and a four day weekend, however for Christians it is what the whole of our faith is based on.

Easter is the time Christ was crucified to pay the price for all our sins and three days later He rose again. It confirmed He was who He said He was and that He holds absolute sovereignty over life and death.

Both Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified, and Easter Sunday, when He rose from the dead, are well known among Christians and non-Christians alike. However before we get to those dates we mark a much less known, but also key, date in the Easter calendar. 

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