Bethel Baptist Church - Macclesfield

Events

Christmas 2003 The morning of Sunday 14 December was a children's carol service. The service started with a bare nativity scene: a stable, a hillside, and a night sky with a single star. As the worship leader told the Christmas story and how the angels appeared to shepherds, the congregation were encouraged to make shepherds and sheep out of the supplied pipe-cleaners, and additional stars out of silver foil. The children collected these up and added them to the nativity scene. The children also helped to read the scriptures, play a recorder solo, and of course, sing the carols. A week later, in the evening, there was a "carols by candlelight" service. Our pastor made good use of the computer and projector that were acquired in the past year, to show some thought-provoking video-clips during the service. On Christmas Day morning, there was a family service. Pictured here is the regular nativity scene that comes out each Christmas at Bethel.   Finally, a look at one of the banners prepared by the ladies in the church. This one, "King of kings and Lord of lords", was prepared in time for Christmas 2002, and was hung up above the pulpit again for Christmas 2003.