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By Cynthia Meredith | August 24, 2010

The Young Church program for Term 2 2010 was all about Jonah and his amazing attempt to avoid doing what God wanted him to. It is wonderful how God gave him another chance to follow His instructions and warn the people of Nineveh of God's wrath if they did not turn from their wicked ways back to Him.

The children learnt more about the Bible story and then practiced the songs of the musical Jonah Man Jazz. A short drama was written which joined the songs together and gave more insight into the story for the audience and the performers. While the main characters learnt their parts the rest of the children worked on the backdrops with a team of helpers. The final presentation to the church congregation was a lot of fun with children taking the roles of sailors and the people of Nineveh. The preschool children were also part of the performance as they sang a fishy song while Jonah languished in the enormous fish.

The tale of Jonah is a great reminder of God's patience and love for His people and the way He supports us to turn away from the wrong way and get back on track.

A DVD of the show is now a permanent reminder of the wonderful performance of the children involved. It was great to have so many supporters and workers to help the children present such a fun show.

125th Anniversary Celebrations

By Josh Boyce | September 30, 2009

On August 23rd, Knightsbridge Baptist celebrated 125 years of God's faithfulness with a special anniversary service and then a celebration banquet.

The service was a special time - with many friends from our church's past coming back to celebrate with us, including a number of our past Pastors who shared some fond memories of their time at KBC. While there was a great thankfulness for the past (and particularly God's faithfulness to the ministry of Knightsbridge over so many years) there was also a real sense of calling and purpose for our future as a church community. Many of our young people participated in the service in various ways, and there was a real recognition that we still have a purpose to fill - Bringing God and People Together.

After the service the celebrations continued with a beautifully catered buffet banquet. Over a spit roast, tremendous fellowship and much reminiscing with old friends ensued. We browsed the photo boards and were amazed to see the various changes that have occurred in our church since we began.

Although the buildings may have changed, and the people who fill them, we can confidently say that over 125 years Knightsbridge Baptist has held fast to one unchanging truth - the reality of God's faithfulness to this place and his desire to see us continuing to influence our community with his message of grace, love and peace.

Love in a Cup

By Ann Eastick | July 19, 2009

"Love in a Cup" Cafè is a fund raising venture to finance the installation of Water Wells in Third World Countries.

A group of dedicated baristas and helpers provide delicious Cappuccinos, Lattes and Hot Chocolates as part of the "after church" morning tea facilities.

By selling their coffees, etc. plus some extra special fund raisers at specific times of the year, sufficient funds in the first 6 months of the year has been raised to donate to Tear Aust. for financing 1 1/2 wells in Bangladesh.

The wells cost $1500 each. Because of the involvement of one of the congregational members and her work place charity work, it is anticipated that the money will be matched $ for $ and our first 6 months will have resulted in 3 wells in total, and by the end of the first year - 2009, it is hoped that 5 wells could be our target.

The usual free tea and coffee is still offered, with the option of making a donation towards the ministry.