Dear friends

November has certainly started with a splash!  At the beginning of August we asked you to let us know about any baptisms happening in your church and you have been amazing in doing this.  So far in November we have heard of nineteen baptisms bringing our total for 2025 to fifty one!   We praise God for each person and pray that they will continue to grow in faith and love for Jesus.

We heard one amazing story from Sam Dunn, the minister at Melton Mowbray Baptist Church. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

We would love to hear from you if you have baptisms happening in your church - drop us an email at hello@embaptists.org.uk

Christmas is coming...

...which means that Advent begins later this month.

We have asked people from the Assocation to share their thoughts on what Advent means to them.  We'll be sharing these short videos daily in our social media and on the website as we prepare for the birth of the saviour

The Annual Return

Each year the team at Baptist House asks churches to share a snapshot of how their church is doing.  These statistics are then gathered together to paint a picture of how we're doing as a Baptist family.  The count is usually done on Sunday 30th November by the Church Secretary so if you are a Church Secretary look out for information in your emails about how to complete it or
CLICK HERE FOR THE BAPTISTS TOGETHER WEB PAGE
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REPORTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

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March4Mission for young adults aged 18-25 "This transformative journey in Asia is designed to ignite your passion and equip you for mission" CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE And share with any young adults you might know

BAPTIST ASSEMBLY 15TH-17TH MAY 2026 HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTRE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK

Saturday 15th November 9.30am-1pm West Hucknall Baptist Church Help, I'm Preaching! A workshop for new, aspiring and regular preachers CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Advent Gathering for Retired Baptist Ministers Tuesday 2nd December 10am-12noon Online This online event for retired EMBA ministers and their spouses will be reflecting on Bear Gryll's latest book "The Greatest Story Ever Told" CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT

Ministers Conference 2026 4th-6th February 2026 at Hayes Conference Centre with Alex Harris and Cathy Madavan CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP

Kenny Henry (EMBA Safeguarding Lead) is now the primary contact for all EMBA safeguarding concerns and training enquiries. 

We are currently planning Safeguarding trainings for early in 2026 - once the dates are known you will be able to sign up on our website.

Kenny holds a drop-in "Zoom Surgery" when you can chat with him about safeguarding matters.  It's 6-7pm on the last Thursday of the month online.  Contact Kenny for details and the link.

To contact Kenny, please email Kenny.henry@embaptists.org.uk or call 07498 189 205.
 
Kenny's working hours are Weds 1-5pm, Thurs and Fri 9-5pm.

If you have any events happening at your church that might be of interest to the wider Association that you'd like us to include on our website, please get in touch with our Comms Lead Sarah Fegredo by email.

Job Vacancies

Details about vacancies in the EMBA and more widely can be found on the EMBA WEBSITE VACANCIES PAGE

Please have a look at your church's "spot" on the CHURCHES PAGE on our website and let us know if any contact info needs updating.  It would help people to find you if there was a photo of your building and your website and/or contact email address.  We know that the first contact many people have when looking for a church is their website so something that's easy to find helps.  We can also add your social media info.  Contact SARAH with any updates.

Please can we ask that if you are about to go on sabbatical, leave or holiday and want to pause the emails you receive from EMBA, please get in touch so that we can make the adjustments. We'd ask that you do not unsubscribe without speaking to us as this can cause problems with how the EMBA holds your information rather than just not receiving emails. 

Please find the team's contact details here if you need to get in touch with anyone.

Blessings

EMBA Team