First Church Kimberley Baptist

The Teen meetings are held on Sundays, which they talk about stress in general like stress with schoolwork or family life or being bullied at school. They also can help you with your school work as in GCSE R.E. you will have to research to churches in your area. The school sometimes has lessons in the church. They do not have a service booklet they just do what they feel and depending what day it is. They still have certain days for import services and events.

The cafe is and extended part of the church and so is the rest bar upstairs. It also sells toys and other little nick naks for generous prices. The café sells hot and cold meals any time of the day at a cheap price. ( I think this price range is aimed for the old with very little pension money) They don't make much of a profit, as the food is so cheap the only profit they get is given to charity or to church funds, which is the same as getting profit really but the church doesn't like to admit it.

The church has some false stone pillars, which represents the Baptist, churches in old times so they won't to show they still keep that tradition and the way of the Baptist church. The area where the lectern is raised so the priest is closer to god and so people look up to go to the priest as if they would look up to god. Also on the raised platform is the Communion table which is a combined pulpit that is placed to the left of the raised area so the congregation can see what the priest is doing. On the communion table there is usually a white cloth and 2 candles representing the light of god.

There are some words from the bible on the wall but not a lot of remembrance plagues unlike St. Patrick's Nuthall. The words are "We will give you glory/ we exalt your holy name". They also have a good amplification system, which is 4 speakers placed in the 4 corners of the room and a microphone on the lectern so the parochially deaf can listen in to the service a lot better. They did have a lot of instruments when they used to keep the church doors open but they were stolen.

The daily sermon is usually read from the lectern as its high above the congregation. They also have ribena in Holy Communion instead of wine but they still use bread. When Holy Communion is being performed they have special kneel cushions for the old or frail to kneel on.

They used to own a house just around the corner from the church that was used to be for people that went to church that where homeless. But the house wasn't just meant for people that where homeless it was also meant for families that where having difficulties as well. But they recently sold it to the council, as they couldn't afford to keep it.

The Baptistery is under the floor where they walk into a full emersion some churches have different ways of baptising full emersion being 1 way. They don't baptise babies but they can bless them because they believe you should make your own decision if you won't to be baptised or not.