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I’ve been asked recently what the theme for Christmas this year is. Over the last few years we have knitted sheep, nativity scenes, given away angels and followed the star.

Those of you who have ever done any bible study with me will know that I often say as a first question – what jumps out at you, what makes you go hmm? For me, in this passage, it is the interesting verb in verse 24, how to provoke one another to love and good

There’s a relatively new Phenomenon on the telly in these days before Christmas. Have you noticed over the last few years, there has begun to be an informal competition for the most clever/touching/dramatic narrative Christmas advert? Two penguins competes with an extensive Christmas table from a budget supermarket and a chain stores marauding fairies and

Like an innocent child wandering by itself into the kitchen and pressing the switches that will set the house on fire, some biblical texts have been taken out of their original setting and used in ways that would have horrified the original speaker or writer. Here in this passage we have one with exactly that

Our very own Rev. David Baldwin makes an appearance on the Church of England podcast this week. “Listen to hardworking Christians working on mission and growth in rural England. To read the full rural mission and growth learning report, including helpful examples of good practice, useful ideas and approaches, resulting from the February 2018 Renewal

Hot on the heels of our Think ECO Go ECO event on July 14th in Beaminster square has come the arrival of our Silver Award. The ECO Survey was completed and updated as new targets are met are part of Beaminster’s involvement as an ECO church with A Rocha. This is a global Christian organisation

Not content with walking nearly 30 miles and getting in all the papers our very own Rev David Baldwin was on the Breakfast In Dorset Show on Radio Solent this morning. In the interview he talked about his work before becoming a man of the cloth and more recent events such as the marathon walk

Just a brief note to let you know that the Church Office’s phones are out of action at the moment. No outgoing or incoming calls. We’re expecting an engineer on Friday. Until then a visit or an email might be better if you’re trying to get hold of the office. Or a telegram. Or a

We will be celebrating Pentecost in a couple of weeks time both in church services and together at our Pentecost Praise afternoon. Do join us from 2pm on Sunday 20th May at St Mary’s Beaminster for all kinds of fun and games. This afternoon, our youth group will reflect on Acts 2 and ponder where

News on the Beaminster Area Team’s ECO credentials from Gill Perrott. “I’ve had a long standing interest in the environment & conservation being a supporter of Christian environmental charity A Rocha for many years. Last summer Revd Canon David Baldwin asked me if I would like to take on the task of registering our church

We meet every Thursday evening at 7pm in St Mary’s Church, Beaminster to pray specifically for the spiritual life of the team and the work we do in all our churches to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Every week we publish prayer prompts to help us to pray and to enable people to

With a glamorous new website and the sun shining today, I have a feeling of exciting new beginnings. Lots to be hopeful about, not least seeing new people at Walk in Wednesday tomorrow. Join us from 10am for coffee, cake and lots of chat.

Well hello there and welcome to the new Beaminster Area Team website. We’re a group of 15 Anglican churches in the Beaminster area of West Dorset. The Beaminster Area Team Ministry was established in 1979, and is part of the Lyme Bay deanery within the archdeaconry of Sherborne, in the diocese of Salisbury.