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There has been
a Baptist Church in Cuckfield for nearly 250 years, but this page
is not about the history of the building, fascinating though that
may be but about us - the people! Indeed,
the word church primarily refers to a kind of people - not a kind
of building. After all, who and what we are is far more important than
where we happen to meet together! So what kind of people are
we, why do we meet together and why might this be of interest
to you?
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Who are we?
Ordinary people
All kinds of people are members of our church and come to our
meetings. People of different ages, temperaments, backgrounds
- some are very young, some are old, some at school, others in
a variety of professions, unemployed or retired - teachers, accountants,
printers, secretaries, pharmacists, housewives, skilled technicians,
school maintenance staff etc. Some of us live in Cuckfield,
others in Haywards Heath or the surrounding area.
Caring people
Our regular meetings do form a
very important part of our lives, but being part of a church
is much more than about attending meetings. If people know
anything about Jesus Christ, they generally know that he loved
people deeply, and we too love one another and are concerned for
the things that bother us day by day.
Believing people
The thing that unites us is our
common faith. The great truths of the Christian Faith are precious
to us not merely out of some historical interest, but because
they have changed our lives for the better! In a nutshell
we believe that:
The Bible is God’s own word and its teaching the only sure
means of finding the truth about God, ourselves and our world.
God loves people,
and that the greatest demonstration of that love is seen when
his only Son, Jesus, came to rescue people from a danger they
didn’t even realise they were in, which the Bible calls ‘sin’.
God’s rescue plan was carried out perfectly when Jesus died
on the cross and rose from the dead nearly 2000 years ago.
Because of
Jesus’ death and resurrection, everyone who truly puts their
trust in Jesus receives the free gift of forgiveness and eternal
life - that is they come to know God, become his people and
have a future in heaven guaranteed!
The Holy Spirit has power to change those who trust in Jesus,
giving them a new start, helping them to understand God’s word
and empowering them to live a wonderful life!
Learning people
We love to meet together for a
number of reasons, not least because in our meetings we spend
time studying the Bible.
Far from being a dull, boring, out
of date book, the Bible is nothing less than God’s message
for us all! God is still speaking, and whenever the Bible is
taught we hear his voice.
Life is full of questions, some important
some not so important: The Bible is an answers book, and gives
us relevant, logical, practical, honest, encouraging answers
to life’s complexities!
It is for this reason, more than any
other, that we invite you to our meetings, so we can learn together,
discovering the answer to life’s ultimate questions.
Cuckfield Baptist Church is
not an exclusive club: EVERYBODY is welcome to come to our meetings.
When do we meet?
See the list of our regular
meetings here.
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