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Welcome today Thursday, 15 May 2008

It is a great privilege to introduce Bennetts End Baptist Church to you this evening . We are a Bible believing and teaching church in the heart of Bennetts End, which is a large community in Hemel Hempstead. Hemel Hempstead is a town consisting of approximately 80,000 people in the county of Hertfordshire in England. Map 

Whether you are a Christian seeking a church committed to teaching God's Word or someone looking for answers,  I believe that you have come to the right place to learn what God has to say in His Word, concerning Himself, ourselves and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. More

The church meets at the Bennetts End Community Centre which is situated in a very central and prominent location, in the nucleus of the area where there are various shops, post office and other local services available. The facilities at the centre are excellent and we, by God's grace continue to remain a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ in the community.

We are an independent church and are not governed by a denomination or a body of churches. We do however have fellowship with like minded independent churches.

We embrace the great Biblical doctrines of the Protestant Reformation, sometimes referred to as the "doctrines of grace" and most fully expressed in the London Confession of Faith of 1689.

We believe that God's purpose for us as His church is to glorify Him, the God of the Scriptures.

Firstly by promoting His acceptable worship and preaching the Gospel to a world without hope.

Secondly by edifying Christians and showing benevolence to the needy. We are committed to the proclamation of God's perfect Law and the glorious Gospel of His grace through all the world and to the defence of the "faith which was once for all delivered to the saints".

Primarily we believe in the sufficiency of Scripture. which means, that the Bible is sufficient to guide in all aspects of human life and what we are to believe and know about God, man and salvation. Moreover we believe that in all other areas, such as living the Christian life in a modern world, or organising a local church, we believe the Scriptures give principles that are sufficient to guide in any and every situation. All matters of doctrine and life are to be brought to the final test of Scripture and that there is no subject on which Scriptures have nothing to say as a direct command or direct principle Moreover our very existence and purpose as a church is founded upon five distinct principles that are found in the Bible and these are:    

1. To proclaim the fundamental doctrines of the faith and proclaim salvation solely by the "grace of God alone" (Sola Gratia).

2. To proclaim a salvation that is brought about through "faith alone", (Sola Fide).                     

3. To proclaim salvation in "Jesus Christ alone", (Solo Christo).                                               

4. To proclaim faith that comes from the "Scriptures alone", (Sola Scriptura).

5. To live our lives and exist before the world in such a way that is for the "Glory of God alone". (Soli Deo Gloria).

Above all, we hope that you will be encouraged as you read more about the church, and use the wealth of good resources made available to you on this website. The church site was launched in September 2004 and new material is slowly being added, and the various sections will be regularly updated.

In closing we would be greatly encouraged by your visit to the church and we hope that you will find Bennetts End Baptist church a very warm and loving church, that is dedicated to the God of the Bible and His glory as is revealed through His Son Jesus Christ, who died and gave Himself for us.

So welcome on behalf of all the church members and we send you warm greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Chalan Hetherington