A Faith for Today The Christian faith today is under threat intellectually by the aggressive atheism of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, and by secular materialism which seems to have no place for God. As some Christians respond by retrenching into ever more conservative expressions of belief, while others appear to fall off the liberal […]
THIS SATURDAY – 6th July – Bank Top Village Fair
Bolton News tribute to Kath Tyldesley
TRIBUTES have been paid to a charity champion who strived for better care for dementia patients. Kath Tyldesley, the chairman of Bolton’s The Dementia Support Group, died aged 84 at Bolton Hospice on Wednesday, June 12 following an illness. Mrs Tyldesley, from Sharples, became involved with the charity 14 years ago as her late husband, Norman, suffered from […]
June 2013 Newsletter
Click here to download Newsletter June 2013 All the news of what’s going on for the next quarter. (This is a pdf of the newsletter – click on the link and it will open in a different window to your pc/device)
Bank Top celebrates two new Elders!
We’re delighted to announce that at last Sunday’s AGM Alison Spence and Maureen Flitcroft agreed to become Elders. We’re very grateful for this commitment and wish them every blessing.
Diary March – May 2013
Lenten course – Part 2, tomorrow, Tuesday 5th March at 8:00pm
Digging a little deeper After a great turnout last week we’re onto part 2. Starts at 8 with physical nourishment from 7:50 ready for a prompt 8:00 start and an even prompter 9:00 finish. Scores were high for the shortbread and those flat little biscuits with a cherry on, here’s hoping for chocolate cake this […]
A major report from the church about myths around poverty…
Executive Summary…. In 1753 John Wesley, the founder of Methodism said, “So wickedly, devilishly false is that common objection, ‘They are poor, only because they are idle’.” Yet today many churchgoers and members of the general public alike have come to believe that the key factors driving poverty in the UK are the personal failings […]
Brunches 2013
Come to the Bank Top Brunch experience! Some say it’s cheap as chips but we think of it as a fair priced rounded meal. Main course, pudding and a drink for less than a double latte and muffin at one of those non tax paying global coffee shops. So came and join us […]
Elders’ and Church meetings 2013
Sunday 20th January Church Meeting Wednesday 6th March Elders Meeting Sunday 21st April AGM Wednesday 1st May Elders Meeting Wednesday 5th June Elders Meeting Sunday 14th July Church Meeting Wednesday 11th September Elders Meeting Sunday 13th October Church Meeting Wednesday 6th November Elders Meeting