Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church: Our Links

Our Links

Our links to other helpful web-sites:

Our Friends and Neighbours

	Tyndale Baptist Church, Horfield Baptist Church and Cairns Road Baptist Church, neighbours in our local cluster of Baptist Churches
	Broadmead Baptist Church, the Bristol city centre Baptist Church
	Holy Trinity, Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church (C of E)
	Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church
	Henleaze and Westbury Community Church
	Churches Together in the Westbury Area and Churches Together in Greater Bristol bringing together many Christian communities in our area and city. Links to many other church communities in the Bristol area can be found on the Bristol City Information pages listed below.

Baptist Organisations

	re:Source Bristol, an exciting urban ministry project developed by a group of Baptist churches in Bristol
	Bristol Baptist College, training for Baptist ministry
	The West of England Baptist Association, to which we belong
	The Baptist Union, resource centre of the Baptist Movement in the UK
	The European Baptist Federation, linking us to a wider community
	BMS World Mission, which we actively support

Bristol City Information

	Bristol City Council official web-site
	DigitalCity Bristol, our host site with many good local links
	This is Bristol, the online version of the Bristol Evening Post

Organisations mentioned in recent editions of "Enterprise" or Church News

	Bristol Spirituality Network
	Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) providing resources and helping to bring Christian insight and experience to matters of public policy and practical caring initiatives
	A Common Word – message on Christian-Muslim relations
	Living Lightly – A Rocha site for sustainable living
	Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)
	10:10 Campaign to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010
	'Achieving age equality in health and social care’, report published October 2009, by the Department of Health
	Traidcraft Exchange will benefit from a 10% commission on everything you buy if you access the Amazon site through the Traidcraft website, www.traidcraft.co.uk/amazon
	The Noise showing God's love in practical ways to the people of north Bristol
	Community Christian Services of Mount Kenya helping millions of Kenyans gripped by hunger
	Northern Baptist Learning Community
	The art and development charity CompassionArt which aims to release people from poverty
	'Love Running' Bristol 10k race, raising money for world-wide charites
	The Baptist World Alliance
	Wellsprings is an eight-week evangelism course for women offering them refreshment, pampering and an opportunity to share Christian truths.

Support Groups

	Credit Action: Tel. 0207 436 9937 Credit Action helps people manage money better - individuals, families, students - including those with a current major debt problem. For on-phone support, telephone 0800 138 1111.
	North Bristol Advice Centre: Tel. 0117 951 5751 From this centre advice and information is provided on a wide range of issues including welfare benefits, debt, housing and employment. The service is available to people living in North Bristol, and the BS32 and BS34 areas of South Gloucestershire.
	Network Counselling and Training: Tel. 0117 950 7271 Counsellors mainly support adults over 18 years old, individuals or couples. Network is a large voluntary counselling agency and training organisation based in Henbury. It mainly support adults over 18 years old, individuals or couples.
	Cruse Bereavement Care: Tel. 0117 926 4045 Cruse, based in St. James Barton, Bristol, exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. For day by day help telephone 0844 477 9400. RD4U offers support for young people, also through their young person's helpline 0808 808 1617.
	BLAGS: Tel. 0117 922 1328 The Bristol Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (BLAGS) offers confidential advice to gay men, lesbians, as well as to people with concerns about sexuality. Call on a Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.
	ACAD: Tel. 0117 929 3028 Advice Counselling on Alcohol and Drugs (ACAD) offers free counselling in Bristol to anyone concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use.
	Childline: Tel. 0800 1111 "Here you will find info on a whole range of issues. Sometimes you can sort out the problem yourself. But if you have a worry you can't cope with, don't bottle it up. It can help if you talk to someone in your family, a carer, or one of your friends or maybe a teacher. And you can call Childline on 0800 1111 at any time."

Organisations and sites of interest

	The Bible in many versions and languages through the International Bible Society
	Daily Lectionary according to the Book of Common Prayer
	A Rocha - Christians in Conservation with a project near us
	The Campaign Against the Arms Trade
	Charities' Aid Foundation (CAF) by which we can make our giving more tax-efficient.
	Christian Aid, for whom we collect each year during Christian Aid Week
	Churches' Initiative in Music Education, providing us with musical inspiration
	Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, for churches to think, pray and work together
	Church Net UK, a treasury of links to Christian resources and web-sites
	Elsie Briggs House of Prayer in Westbury village
	The Fairtrade Foundation, whose products we use and promote
	Iona Community, whose music and liturgies we often use
	Taizé Community, whose music we frequently use
	Riding Lights Theatre Company - we have often hosted their productions
	Tearfund, a major Christian charity which we actively support
	Traidcraft, another of our favourite charities
	World Council of Churches

Westbury-on-Trym
Baptist Church
Bristol

A Christian community
at the heart
of our neighbourhood