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Who
We Are, What We Believe & What We Do
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Lliswerry Baptist is a church in Newport,
South Wales, in the United Kingdom. We are a Christian Baptist
church whose aim is to serve and praise Jesus, reaching
out to our local community and further afield.
We believe in the authority of the Bible,
and in the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God
the Holy Spirit. Please see our What
We Believe page for further details.
As well as morning and evening Sunday Worship
Services, we have weekly Prayer Meetings, Fellowship Meetings,
and monthly House Groups. There are activities for children
and young people, including Parents & Toddlers, Xalt,
trips and a yearly camp. For more detailed information see
our When We Meet page and
our Youth / Children page.
From time to time we run bible study courses,
such as Alpha and Explore,
men's nights and ladies' nights, where visitors are always
welcome.
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Visiting
Us For The First Time
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First-time visitors to Lliswerry Baptist often
come along to our Sunday morning service. This is from 10.45am
till about 12 noon. (Much of the following information also
applies to the Sunday evening service, which is from 6.30pm
till about 8pm.)
Please see our Contact
Us page for a map and details of our address. Parking
is available at the end of Camperdown Road in the grounds
of Camperdown House. But please note that the car park can
be full by 10.45am. Generally people start arriving from
about 10.30am. Alternative parking can be found in the adjoining
streets, but for your first few times we advise arriving
in plenty of time.
When you arrive at the church you will usually
be greeted at the door by two church members, who will welcome
you and show you the way through to the seats in the main
part of the church. We are a friendly church, so don't be
surprised if a few people say hello and introduce themselves.
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During
The Service
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 During
our services we sing both modern and traditional worship
songs to suit all tastes, and also some children's songs.
Words for the songs are shown on the large screen for all
to see, whilst music is provided by the worship group (drums,
guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals), by backing track, or
played solely on the piano or the organ - it depends on
the song.
The pastor or the person leading the service
will usually make a few announcements about church events
or friends, and there will be times of prayer.
Collection bags will usually be taken down
the aisle during the service, for people to make donations
to the church if they wish. You don't have to contribute,
but we are of course very grateful for all donations received.
At about 11.15am the children go out for Sunday
School and crèche.
Our pastor or a guest speaker will gave a
talk relating to a passage in the Bible. We encourage people
to bring their bibles with them, but we do keep a small
amount for people to borrow during the service. The main
passage will usually be displayed on the screen. You can
listen to some of our sermons on the Sermon
Download page.
The service ends around 12 midday, parents
collect their children, and people chat with friends. The
pastor will usually be found by the door to the church,
speaking to people as they leave.
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Communion
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At times we will hold communion during the
service. This is usually in the morning on the third Sunday
of the month, and in the evening on the first Sunday of
the month.
 Communion
is where we do as Jesus taught and remember him by taking
bread and wine (we use non-alcoholic grape juice). Bread
is broken and given to the congregation. You do not have
to take a piece of bread, and in fact you should not take
it until you wish for Jesus to take a part in your life.
The 'wine' is given out, usually in small
cups. We are told whether to drink from it straight away,
or wait and all drink at the same. Again, you should only
take the wine if you wish for Jesus to take a part in your
life.
It is a very special time. We take a few moments to think
about Jesus and the price he paid for us.
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