Member Resources
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Connecting
Islington Baptist is a lively and growing church sharing the life-transforming message of Jesus with the beautiful city of Newcastle. We value people of all ages and cultures, the Bible as God's living word, and meeting together to praise our loving God, encourage each other in our shared hope, and learn the ways of Jesus together in community.
Our hope is that you will feel welcome and at home at Islington Baptist, no matter who you are, and that we will help you know and experience the love of God in Jesus Christ. We want to be a community that is devoted to God as we love God's Word, love God's people and love God's mission.
A key way we do life together is by meeting together in Growth Groups – a small group of people committed to helping each other follow Jesus. Groups meet together regularly to encourage each other in personal discipleship of Jesus through sharing, Bible study and prayer, but it extends beyond this into other less structured social connections, practical and pastoral support, prayer and communication.
Bible Talks
Hear our latest Bible talks and join us in thinking about what God is saying to us and what that means for how we think, feel and act today.
My ChurchSuite
Sign up to My ChurchSuite to create an account and login as a user. This will allow you to keep your details up to date, manage your privacy settings, view upcoming roster requests, respond to them and more. To access My ChurchSuite simply click the button below and search for Islington Baptist Church.
Safe Church
We want Islington Baptist to be a safe church for everyone.
We take the wellbeing of everyone involved at Islington Baptist seriously, especially those who are vulnerable. We are committed to upholding our Safe Church Policy and implementing the 10 Child Safe Standards identified by the NSW Government. Find out more here:
Prayer
Join us as we depend on God in prayer together. You can download the latest monthly prayer guide below and printed copies are available at Church on Sunday. You could put it in your Bible and use it as a guide for your own prayer time or use it to pray with another person or small group on Sunday or perhaps as you meet with your Growth Group during the week.
Do you need prayer or want to chat to a pastor about something? Get in touch and we will get back to you.
Become a Member
Members meetings are held quarterly to discuss and vote on matters relating to the direction and activities of the church. Church membership is required in order to vote, as outlined by our constitution. See below for our Membership Application Form (including our Statement of Beliefs) and our Constitution. For membership enquiries, please contact our secretary.
Giving
Participating in God's mission to see all people know his love happens in a multitude of ways. One of those is through financial giving to the local church and global mission.
Your giving at Islington Baptist means lives being changed by Jesus as we use the resources entrusted to us to share the good news of God's grace.
We seek to be transparent and clear about finances and how you can participate with us through financial giving. We desire to be generous as a church in joyous response to all that God has done for us. Our budget includes support for local and global mission and care organisations, as well as pastorally caring for and sharing with those in our own fellowship.
How to Give
You can give through a once-off or ongoing direct deposit to the church bank account (at your bank branch or online) or by credit card. For regular giving it is preferred to use direct deposit to save on credit card processing fees.
Account Name: Islington Baptist Church
BSB: 062821
Account number: 10059853
Collection bags will be passed around during one of the songs.
Contact our treasurer for more information about the wording that is required or if you'd like to discuss this further.
In Australia, giving to churches is not normally tax deductible, except in the cases of building funds or Religious Educational facilities.
Venue Hire
We want to use our facilities to serve the Islington and wider Newcastle community, and we have a variety of spaces close to train and bus stations in the heart of Islington. Find out more here: