Church Affiliations
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Winchester Baptist Church is a church affiliated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a church that works strongly with other local congregations in the spiritually-alive city of Winchester. Winchester is a great city to be in - and the churches work together in a remarkably close, active and respectful way.
Mission Winchester
Winchester Baptist Church is a very active part of 'Mission Winchester' - a group of churches working together for unity, evangelism and renewal.
The mission Winchester churches are:
- Christ Church (Anglican)
- City Church (Pentecostal)
- Harvest Church
- North Winchester Community Church (Baptist)>
- Winchester Baptist Church
- Winchester Family Church (New Frontiers)
- Winchester Vineyard
Churches Together in Winchester
Winchester Baptist Church is also an active part of Churches Together In Winchester - the broad national initiative that is very much alive in this city. As such it is a bridge-building church in the city and has a vision for the city's churches working together to really impact Winchester for the Kingdom of God.
We support Winchester Street Pastors
A number from our church are out on the streets on a Friday and Saturday night as part of local Street Pastors teams
We are Friends of the Father's House Trust
We have a bond with Mark Stibbe and his team whose vision is 'to bring the Father's love to the Fatherless'.
We are affiliated to Bethel Sozo UK
Sozo has proven a growing, affective and life-changing God-encounter and inner healing model for us.
Our Sozo ministry is run by Eunice Nicholson and Jim and Sheila McAulay. Eunice can be contacted from our Staff or Contact page.
We are affilated to Bethel Sozo UK for development and accountability
More about Bethel Sozo in general
More about our Sozo (our Sozo flyer)
Missionaries we support
We are a church committed to mission and are so privileged to support three superb, quality, overseas missionary families who sacrificially serve the Lord in different areas. Our intention is to support a small number of people and projects well rather than spread ourselves too thinly.
Our aim is to have a team from the church that visits one of our missionaries each year. A team has already gone to Lesotho (and our Youth might be going again late December 07). We plan to send a team to the Middle East in February 08 and to DR Congo some time in 2009.
August and Anita Basson- 'Growing Nations' in Lesotho
August and Anita live and work in Lesotho. Their ministry, called Growing Nations, is a holistic combination of pastoring (running a local LEC Church), AIDS education, teaching the principles of Conservation Agriculture and, recently, providing day-care for orphans.
They have recently moved to a new, central, base at Maphutseng and are establishing a new infrastructure there. Anne, their youngest daughter, is based with them there while August Jr and Gustav are mainly at school in Kenya.
Our members Barry and Heather Mann are our 'Champions' for August and Anita.
Barry Mann's website with more about Growing Nations
Work with bedouin in the Middle East
We support two fantastic missionaries who do a sensitive work with
bedouin people in the Middle East.
Our members Gareth and Catherine Bartlett are our 'Champions' for these missionaries.
Jo and Lyn Lusi with HEAL Africa
HEAL Africa's mission is: to provide holistic care for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo: training health professionals, strengthening social activists and providing physical, spiritual and social healing
Jo and Lyn work in the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jo is an active surgeon and trainer of local medical personnel as well as being an ambassador, working in defining policy on equality etc. Lyn oversees the HEAL Africa work. The work is huge, diverse and has has much impact with AIDS victims and recovery for those brutalised by tribal violence and rape.
Our member martin Healey is our 'Champions' for Jo and Lyn Lusi.
A documentary film about their region and work has been made for televsion release. See more details at:
Goma Film Project website
Eye for Film website re Lumo
James Findlow in Perm, Russia with YWAM
James is learning Russian and ministering with YWAM in Perm for two years. We commissioned him autumn 2011.
Pam Huffman is the 'champion'/contact for James and his work.
Becky
Becky works in a sensitve part of the world. We commissioned her Autumn 2011.
Babs Klampe is the 'champion'/contact for Becky and her work.
Millie Smith
Millie is working with Latin Link in Argentina for 6 months to a year. We commissioned her early 2012.
Victoria Hall is the 'champion'/contact for Millie and her work.
Barry and Heather Mann
Subject to acceptance with AIM Barry and Heather will be joining the work with August Basson and Growing Nations in Lesotho in July 2012! This will initially be for a two year period
