Anxiety Support
By Gerry Straker, 28 Sep 2016Many people struggle in different ways with mental health. At Church by the Bay, we want to acknowledge the reality of people's struggles and for people to know they are...
Membership
By Gerry Straker, 26 Sep 2016The Bible teaches that local church is what God is doing in the world, and we're thrilled to have a growing family of people committed to gospel partnership here in...
Building Church
By Gerry Straker, 04 Sep 2016What is God doing in this world? The surprising answer is: Church! Not a building Not a denomination Not a meeting But God’s people. In the book of Ephesians, Church is: Christ’s body for...
Summer book: A foot in two worlds
By Gerry Straker, 26 Jul 2016Our book of the term: A Foot in Both Worlds by John Chapman. The author writes: I have been a Christian for 60 years. That's a long time to give something a...
2 Peter: how to receive a rich welcome
By Gerry Straker, 26 Jul 2016What does Peter, one of Jesus' best friends want to tell Christians, just before he dies? What is most important to him to tell the Church?What does he want Christians...
Building God's House
By Gerry Straker, 17 Jun 2016Summer 2016 sees us hear God speak from the book of Exodus chapters 25-40. In the first fifteen chapters - the famous bit of Exodus - we saw God's great rescue...
Big Questions
By Gerry Straker, 16 Jun 2016Tuesday 5th July 8pm at the Exchange (29 Regent Road). Come join us for a drink and listen to what the Bible has to say about the big questions of...
The year in numbers
By Gerry Straker, 15 Jun 2016We put together this video for our annual meeting, to thank God for His work among us. Of course it's not the whole story of church life... There's a whole load...
Sunday Funday
By Gerry Straker, 14 Jun 2016Join us for our Sunday Funday! 2pm-4:30pm on Sunday 26th June here at West End Primary. We've lots of things to enjoy including: Hot dogs Ice cream Tea and cake Bouncy castles Sports Crafts Find out a bit about Church by...
Beach BBQ
By Gerry Straker, 03 May 2016Join us on Saturday 18th June for a barbecue on the beach! All are welcome, so bring your friends and family for some good grub with a good view! Everything is free, we'd...
