South West Baptist Association

South West Baptist Association SWBA is a family of 90+ churches in Cornwall, Devon, south Somerset and a small part of Dorset.

SWBA is a family of around 90 churches covering Cornwall, Devon, south Somerset and a small part of Dorset. SWBA churches come in all shapes and sizes, and are found in city centres, housing estates, suburbs, villages, rural and coastal areas. We are a diverse family, but what we have in common is the broad Baptist basis of our church life, and the desire to share the gospel message with our local

communities. Our churches are there to tell people the good news that Jesus changes lives. SWBA is there to support, encourage and enable them in this task. Code of conduct

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If you would like to host this or something similar in your church/pioneer setting, please do contact Glenda!
16/06/2026

If you would like to host this or something similar in your church/pioneer setting, please do contact Glenda!

A brilliant evening with Glenda from South West Baptist Association helping us think about young people, development, social media,.phones, relationships, the manosphere and much more! Thanks to everyone who came 😊

Emergency First Aid At Work TrainingWe're delighted to be hosting Emergency First Aid at Work training for staff teams a...
15/06/2026

Emergency First Aid At Work Training

We're delighted to be hosting Emergency First Aid at Work training for staff teams and volunteers in our churches.

The course will be taught by trainers from Iqualifi, a local company specialising in safety training.

Book below!!

https://southwestbaptistassociation.churchsuite.com/events/pg1joys

Is your church passionate about seeing Kingdomchange in your community? Would you like to develop a positive relationshi...
10/06/2026

Is your church passionate about seeing Kingdom
change in your community? Would you like to develop a positive relationship with your local politicians, to pray for them, and petition for positive change? Have you become a member of the Constituency Action Network yet? If not - now is the time. CAN exists to support churches who work and pray for justice and peace by amplifying your voices.

🌟Express interest at jpit.uk/CAN
🙋 Talk about CAN in your church and sign up to join the network
🗓️ Save the date for our CAN churches webinar on Thursday 25th June at 7pm
▶️ Watch our new film to find our more about CAN

ID: Four people stand in a circle with hands stacked together in the centre; overlaid text reads “jpit.uk/can Constituency Action Network” and “Are you part of our network?”.

Is your church a member of CAN yet? If not - now is the time. CAN exists to support churches who work and pray for justice and peace by amplifying your voices.

🌟Express interest at jpit.uk/CAN
🙋 Talk about CAN in your church and sign up to join the network
🗓️ Save the date for our CAN churches webinar on Thursday 25th June at 7pm
▶️ Watch our new film to find our more about CAN

ID: Four people stand in a circle with hands stacked together in the centre; overlaid text reads “jpit.uk/can Constituency Action Network” and “Are you part of our network?”.

Join Alexandra Huggins, CEO of the charity Faith in Later Life, for a day with pastoral leaders and those leading minist...
10/06/2026

Join Alexandra Huggins, CEO of the charity Faith in Later Life, for a day with pastoral leaders and those leading ministry among older people across SWBA.

Alex will help us to explore the missional landscape of our rapidly ageing population and the missional challenges and opportunities this creates for local churches.

Together we'll consider practical ways to reach older people with the gospel, disciple them as followers of Jesus, and mobilise them in God's mission.

If you'd like to join us for the day, please just sign up using the form below.

https://southwestbaptistassociation.churchsuite.com/events/qks4mcxg

Check out the podcast below to hear an interview with Abby Clayton and Revd Mark Balfour sharing all about the upcoming ...
08/06/2026

Check out the podcast below to hear an interview with Abby Clayton and Revd Mark Balfour sharing all about the upcoming ThinkFaith conference in October.

https://trurodiocese.org.uk/podcasts/

Job opportunity to work with a great church in Somerset as the Administration Lead. For more info please contact Welling...
08/06/2026

Job opportunity to work with a great church in Somerset as the Administration Lead. For more info please contact Wellington Baptist Church via email - [email protected]

We're recruiting!

This is so good to see at Hope Baptist Church! Another baptism, another follower of Jesus, another life transformed - pr...
07/06/2026

This is so good to see at Hope Baptist Church! Another baptism, another follower of Jesus, another life transformed - praise God!

Sunday has been brilliant!! What a way to finish the with a baptism!

IT'S TODAY!!! 1 BIG AGM!!Join with us as we gather in 7 locations across the South West to celebrate all that God has be...
06/06/2026

IT'S TODAY!!! 1 BIG AGM!!

Join with us as we gather in 7 locations across the South West to celebrate all that God has been doing in our churches and association over the last 12 months.

There is still time to join in - for all the information about each gathering for your church / cluster go to our AGM page.

https://www.swbaptists.org.uk/blog/2026/05/04/1-big-agm-2026/

See you shortly!!

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36-38 Wonford Street
Exeter
EX25DL

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